India holds rates amid buoyant growth


Security personnel at the entrance of the Reserve Bank of India headquarters in Mumbai. — AFP

NEW DELHI: India’s central bank raised its fiscal year growth forecast on the back of a robust economy and flagged continuing tight monetary policy while it keeps watch over inflation risks.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) expects the economy to expand 7% in the current fiscal year from 6.5% after stronger than expected growth in the July to September quarter.

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