India needs to create high-quality jobs, increase productivity growth: IMF

Washington India would need higher productivity growth, stronger private investment and faster creation of high-quality jobs to achieve the medium-term potential growth of 6.8%, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday (November 12, 2026).

In its October World Economic Outlook, the IMF had upgraded India’s medium-term potential growth to 6.8% from its earlier estimate of 6.5%.

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