International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva
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The financial success of India is grounded in the pursuit of reforms over the last years, Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva mentioned on February 1 exuding confidence that it will obtain its aim of being a developed nation by 2047 by staying the course.
“India has been a bright spot in the world economy, and it continues to be so. We are upgrading projections for Indian growth to 6.5% in 2024. This comes on the back of fairly strong performance in 2023. The success of India is grounded in the pursuit of reforms over the last years,” Ms. Georgieva advised a gaggle of reporters right here.
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Ms. Georgieva mentioned that one very vital benefits of India is the daring actions on the digital entrance with the digital public infrastructure, digital ID and making digital a robust comparative power of India permitting small entrepreneurs to faucet into markets in the way in which they weren’t capable of do earlier than.
“We also see in India recognition that female participation in the labour markets is insufficient. I think Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi is right to bet on Indian women and open up more space for their participation in the economy,” she mentioned.
“Last but not least, India recognizes that innovation is what is going to drive a future competitiveness, very effective and efficient investment in R&D as we saw with the moon landing. This creates a very fertile ground for future growth,” the IMF head mentioned.
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“Where India needs to be watchful like all other countries, it has to be watchful how the strength of public finances and the use of public money support this medium long term objective of strong growth,” she mentioned.
To a query on Prime Minister Modi’s name to make India a developed nation by 2047, when the nation celebrates the 100 years of its independence, she mentioned that is very a lot achievable.
“I see no reason why this will be unachievable. Stay the course,” Ms. Georgieva mentioned hours after the Union Finance Minister in her interim funds mentioned that the Modi’s authorities is working to make India a ‘Viksit (Developed) Bharat’ by 2047, and that this improvement could be “all round, all inclusive, and all pervasive”.
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The IMF managing director mentioned staying the course additionally means eliminating obstacles for personal entrepreneurship.
“I see in India as actually everywhere space for more to be done,” she mentioned.
“This has been a very visible strength for India: confidence. And confidence not just in the leadership, (but also) confidence of the people. When I was last in India, I talked to people from all walks of life and there is that sense of confidence in the economy; confidence in the country,” Ms. Georgieva mentioned.
