India’s Recent Macroeconomic Performance; An Assessment and Way Forward

The macroeconomic policy response in India after the North Atlantic financial crisis (NAFC) was rapid. The overshooting of the stimulus and its gradual withdrawal sowed seeds for inflationary and BoP pressures and growth slowdown, then exacerbated by domestic policy bottlenecks and volatility in int...

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Main Authors: Muneesh Kapur, Rakesh Mohan
Format: Report
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Online Access:http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.aspx?sk=41510
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Summary:The macroeconomic policy response in India after the North Atlantic financial crisis (NAFC) was rapid. The overshooting of the stimulus and its gradual withdrawal sowed seeds for inflationary and BoP pressures and growth slowdown, then exacerbated by domestic policy bottlenecks and volatility in international financial markets during mid-2013. Appropriate domestic oil prices and fiscal consolidation will contribute to the recovery of private sector investment. Fiscal consolidation would also facilitate a reduction in inflation, which would moderate gold imports and favorably impact real exchange rate and current account deficit. Capital flows;Current account deficits;Current account;India;Economic growth;Exports;Exchange rates;Fiscal consolidation;Monetary policy;Imports;Gold;Fiscal policy;Exchange Rate, Growth, Oil Demand, Savings, inflation, financial stability, real interest rate, real interest rates, Monetary Policy (Targets, Instruments, and Effects), Comparative or Joint Analysis of Fiscal and Monetary or Stabilization Policy, Country and Industry Studies of Trade, General, Savings.