HSBC cuts India GDP forecast on lack of reforms

HSBC cut its economic growth forecasts for fiscal 2013 and 2014 for India citing "the lack of reform traction", a more "challenging" global economic backdrop, and expectations the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will push back the timing for rate cuts.

HSBC said it expects India to grow 5.7 per cent in fiscal 2013, down from its previous forecast of 6.2 per cent, in a report dated on Thursday.

The bank also cut its gross domestic product forecast for fiscal 2014 to 6.9 per cent from 7.4 per cent.



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