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South Asia regains top spot in growth outlook as economist sentiment flips
Business Standard
|January 22, 2026
South Asia has regained the top spot in the regional growth outlook, which is good news for India.
Nearly two-thirds of chief economists surveyed by the World Economic Forum (WEF) expect strong (60 per cent) or very strong (6 per cent) economic growth in the region.
‘This marks a sharp turnaround from a similar survey conducted last September, when only 31 per cent of respondents were bullish on South Asia.
The Chief Economists Outlook, released on Monday by the WEF in Davos in collaboration with the Centre for New Economy and Society, is based on a survey of leading chief economists from government and the private sector conducted between November 19 and December 3.
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