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Fitch Raises India's FY27 Growth Forecast, Predicts RBI Rate Hike
Fitch Ratings thinks India’s economy will grow faster than it previously expected.
It raised its forecast for FY27 from 6.4% to 6.9%.
This change came after India’s economy grew 7.8% in the June quarter.
Fitch said the economy stayed strong despite global shocks.
However, it expects growth to slow later in the year.
Weaker business expansion, below-normal monsoon rains, and higher prices could make growth harder.
Fitch expects private companies to invest more money.
It also expects the Reserve Bank of India to raise interest rates to manage strong demand and inflation.
Fitch Ratings raised India’s FY27 GDP growth forecast to 6.9% from 6.4%.
The revision followed 7.8% growth in the June quarter and cited economic resilience.
Fitch expects growth to moderate amid slower manufacturing and services activity, weak monsoons, and rising inflation.
Private investment is projected to increase by more than 10%, while non-food credit growth reached 19% year over year in July.
Fitch expects the Reserve Bank of India to raise its policy rate by 25 basis points in October to 5.5%.
- Who
- Fitch Ratings, with S&P Global Ratings and Moody’s Ratings also issuing FY27 growth projections.
- What
- Fitch raised India’s FY27 GDP growth forecast to 6.9% from 6.4% and projected an RBI interest-rate increase.
- Where
- India.
- When
- The revision was announced on Wednesday; Fitch expects a rate increase in October and another rise in early 2027.
- Why
- Fitch cited strong June-quarter growth and economic resilience, while warning that weaker activity, poor monsoon rains, and rising inflation could slow future growth.
Fitch’s Forecast
Other Agencies’ Forecasts
FY27 growth estimate
Fitch’s Forecast
Fitch projects India’s FY27 GDP growth at 6.9%, after raising its forecast from 6.4%.
Other Agencies’ Forecasts
S&P Global Ratings and Moody’s Ratings each project FY27 growth at 7%.
Economic momentum
Fitch’s Forecast
Fitch expects growth to moderate because of slower manufacturing and services expansion, weak monsoon rains, and rising inflation.
Other Agencies’ Forecasts
The other agencies’ projections cited in the articles do not provide comparable detailed explanations for their 7% forecasts.
Key facts
- Revised FY27 GDP forecast
- 6.9%, up from 6.4%
- June-quarter growth
- 7.8%
- Projected October rate increase
- 25 basis points, bringing the policy rate to 5.5%
- Further rate projection
- 5.75% in early 2027, easing to 5.5% in 2028
- Private investment outlook
- Expected to rise by more than 10%
- Non-food credit growth
- 19% year over year in July
- Other FY27 forecasts
- S&P Global Ratings and Moody’s Ratings each projected 7% growth
Quotes
Fitch Ratings
International credit-rating agency that issued the growth and interest-rate projections
“Given the combination of strong demand, price rises, and adverse supply developments, we expect the RBI to raise rates by 25 bp in October this year to 5.5 per cent. We then expect a further rise to 5.75 per cent in early 2027 and then for rates to ease back to 5.5 per cent in 2028”
rediff.com
NDTV
“Indian economy has shown resilience in the face of the shock from the US-Iran war, despite the strong terms-of-trade deterioration seen in the first half of 2026”
rediff.com
NDTV
Sources
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