Mumbai: A declining inflation rate for the fourth consecutive month has boosted India's economic confidence.
Besides the decline in inflation rate, which stood at 6.62% in January, positive investor confidence was another factor that stoked the country's economic confidence, according to a report by global research firm Ipsos.
According to the "Ipsos economic pulse of the world" survey, India's economic confidence shot up by 8 points to 68% in the month of January 2013 compared to the month of December 2012, making it the second most economically confident country in the world after Saudi Arabia.
"Shedding its 9-month long hawkish monetary policy stance, the Reserve Bank of India slashed its key interest rates by 0.25% taking cognisance of the moderation in demand side pressures to inflation and greater than anticipated slowdown in growth. Easing of policy rates will bring in additional liquidity into the system to perk up growth through reduced cost of borrowing," said Mick Gordon, CEO of Ipsos in India.
Ipsos is an independent market research company controlled and managed by research professionals.
"The year 2013 is likely to see revival in the industrial activity and modest recovery in the services sector which would support recovery in growth levels. The pace of economic reforms that has been initiated must continue uninhibited and it needs to be effectively implemented so that it translates into tangible investment decisions," said Gordon.
As per the study, 45% of Indian citizens believe their local economy which impacts their personal finance is good, a marginal rise of 1 point and an optimistic 53% people expect that the economy in their local area will be stronger in next six months.
The online Ipsos economic pulse of the world survey was conducted in December 2012 among 18,008 people in 24 countries.
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