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20 key predictions for India and the world in 2016

January 14, 2016 12:13 IST

It's that time of year when columnists are tempted to speculate about what this New Year will bring. Who am I to resist the temptation? 

Image: Global economic growth will continue to be tepid at 2.5 per cent or less. Photograph: Reuters
 
 

So here goes: Shankar Acharya gives ten predictions on key politico-economic developments in the world and ten for India.

As the World turns

At home in India

Actually, if recent years are any guide, quite a few of the big things that will happen in 2016, both in the world and in India, are beyond the scope of my crystal ball and hence not in this list.

The author is Honorary Professor at ICRIER and former Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India. These views are his own.

Shankar Acharya
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