Good News...
- Inflation likely to be single digit by early next year
- Lower global commodity prices to reduce import bill
- Comfortable food position due to record production
- Good savings, improved investment sentiment
- Exports remain buoyant, over 25 per cent growth
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- Global economic slowdown hits FDI, exports
- Downturn in commodity prices may not last
- Credit crunch hurts demand, eats into margins
- Power, textiles, consumer durables grow poorly
- Fiscal, capital a/c deficit may overshoot target
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"We haven't seen the worst yet. The second half of the year will be worse and things will go down even further." Sherman Chan, Economist, Moody's


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