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1st Quarter Growth Projected at 6.5-7%
The New Indian Express Chennai
|August 28, 2025
The Indian economy is expected to grow at the rate of 6.5-7% despite many headwinds and geopolitical turbulence, predict economists.
Economists believe that rural demand and government capital expenditure will help keep the economic growth at over 6.5%. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had projected the growth to be 6.5% during the quarter.
The State Bank of India projected the economic growth to be at 7%, while ICRA projected 6.7%, IDFC First Bank estimated 6.9%, while Bank of Baroda estimated the growth to remain between 6.4-6.5%.
This story is from the August 28, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Chennai.
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