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Economic situation to be the worst since the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis
The recently released World Bank report predicted that the economic situation in the near future could be the worst since the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis. 1997 Financial Crisis The 1997 Asian Financial Crisis is also known as the Asian Contagion. It was a sequence of currency devaluations in the region leading to decline in the ..
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Events Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: Asian financial crisis • Economy • International Monetary Fund (IMF) • World Bank
IMF’s World Economic Outlook Update hews down India’s growth forecast to 6.1%
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its World Economic Outlook Update, chopped down India’s economic growth projection from 6.8 % to 6.1% in 2012. This is the result of slowdown in external demand and deceleration in domestic demand. The slow in domestic demand has been attributed to capacity constraints and monetary tightening by RBI. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Topics: Asian financial crisis • Economic growth • Economy • Gross domestic product • International Monetary Fund • Organizations • United Nations Development Group • United Nations Economic and Social Council • Uruguay and the International Monetary Fund