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World Economic Outlook 2020

October 20 , 2020 1501 days 983 0
  • The International Monetary Fund has recently launched the World Economic Outlook 2020.
  • The report has been titled “A Long and Difficult Ascent”.
  • It is launched twice a year, once in June and then in October. 

Highlights

  • The report has projected that India’s economy will contract by 10.3 percentage in 2020.
  • This growth will be the slowest among the BRICS countries.
  • India is set to slip below Bangladesh in terms of per capita GDP in 2020.
  • Bangladesh is going to overtake India as its per capita GDP in dollar terms is likely to expand 4 percent in 2020 to $1,888.
  • Where India's per capita GDP is expected to slump 10.5 percent to $1,877 in 2020.
  • India would be the third poorest nation in South Asia, with only Pakistan and Nepal reporting lower per capita GDP.
  • All other South Asian nations including Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka would outpace India.

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