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IMF、インドの2026年の成長率予測を6.5%に引き上げ

-- 国際通貨基金(IMF)は、火曜日に発表した最新の「世界経済見通し(2026年4月版)」において、インドの2026年度の成長率予測を、1月に発表した前回予測の6.4%から6.5%に引き上げた。 中東情勢の悪化や地政学的緊張の高まりにもかかわらず、インド経済は以前の予想よりも速いペースで成長すると見込まれている。 IMFは、「2026年の成長率は、2025年の好調な実績が継続することと、米国によるインド製品への追加関税が50%から10%に引き下げられることがプラス要因となり、中東紛争の悪影響を上回るため、0.3ポイント(1月時点比0.1ポイント)上方修正され、6.5%となる」と述べた。 2027年度の成長率は6.5%で維持されると予想されています。 インドでは、2025年度の成長率が10月の予測から1.0ポイント上方修正され、7.6%となりました。IMFは、「第2四半期と第3四半期の予想を上回る業績と、第4四半期における力強い成長の持続」を反映したものだと述べています。 インドのインフレ率は、2025年に食料価格の低迷により大幅に低下した後、目標水準に近い水準に戻ると予想されています。 IMFによるインドの今年度の成長率予測は、インド準備銀行の6.9%、世界銀行の6.6%という予測を下回っています。 世界レベルでは、IMFは中東紛争が成長の足かせとなり、インフレ圧力につながると警告しています。 「紛争が限定的であるという前提に基づけば、世界経済の成長率は2026年に3.1%、2027年に3.2%と予測される」とIMFは述べた。

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