India: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund

No 2002/193, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This Selected Issues paper presents an analysis of trends in growth and investment in India in the 1990s, with a focus on the slowdown in growth during the second half of the 1990s. The paper discusses the fiscal situation, outlining the key reasons for the deterioration in fiscal balances, how the fiscal situation compares with other developing countries, and the key lessons from countries that managed successful fiscal consolidation. The paper also contains an assessment of India’s opening to global trade and factors that may be affecting India’s export performance.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; bank; India; deficit; banking sector; chapter II; nationalized bank; investment growth; growth performance; India's performance; India in the global economy; tax revenue; Commercial banks; Tariffs; Bank soundness; Asia and Pacific; Global; Africa; East Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 143
Date: 2002-09-03
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