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India need more reforms to stay on growth path, create jobs: IMF's Gopinath

By Business Standard - 3 months ago
India will need to undertake more reforms to be able to continue on the path of raising economic growth and to make sure that enough job creation happens in the country, IMF deputy managing director Gita Gopinath said on Saturday. Addressing an event here, Gopinath further said that India will be required to reduce import tariffs if it wants to be an important player in the global supply chains. "The significant improvements have been made by the government over the years in terms structural reforms." While noting that the world is in an environment where trade integration has been questioned, Gopinath said it is important for India to remain open for global trade. "Tariff rates in India are higher than in its other peer economies. If it wants to be an important player on the world stage and an important part of global supply chains, it is going to require reducing those tariffs," the eminent economist said. Gopinath said it is a tremendous aspiration to get to a developed country

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