INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Economy of India: The economy may acquire traction just from second half, UBS India saidThe Indian economy might have contracted 12 per cent
in the June quarter due to lockdowns enforced by the states in April and Might to include the 2nd wave of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic,
according to a report by UBS Securities India
The economy had contracted by 23.9 percent in the exact same quarter last fiscal.The economy had contracted by 7.3 percent in financial year
2021, marking its worst contraction on record, as the lockdown announced by the centre last year to examine the first wave of the infection
brought the economy to a grinding stop
The economy contracted by an enormous 23.9 per cent in the June quarter and 17.5 per cent in the second quarter in the FY2021, prior to
staging a V-shaped healing in the two subsequent quarters on the back of a steady reducing in the lockdown norms.However, the 12 portion
point contraction in the June quarter may not be followed by a sharp V-shaped recovery this time around due to weakened customer belief as
individuals are more worried about the pandemic than last year, according to the Swiss brokerage UBS Securities India.The brokerage home
anticipates a sequential pick-up in economic activity from June, but is of the opinion that the economy might acquire traction just from the
Unlike the V-shaped healing in 2020, we anticipate the economy to have just a steady healing this time, as consumer sentiment remains weak
on pandemic-related unpredictabilities, Tanvee Gupta Jain, the financial expert at the Swiss brokerage, said in the report.The second covid
wave caused huge damage on financial activities and rendered more than 2 crore people unemployed throughout the nation in the months of
April and May, according to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy.However, on the positive side, the lockdown in the 2nd wave lasted for
somewhat more than a month as against 2.5 months in the very first wave and was more localized as commercial and building activities being
enabled at a minimal scale.Meanwhile, in its month-to-month bulletin for June 2021, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) stated the 2nd covid
wave may lead to a loss of Rs 2 lakh crore in output throughout the present financial year as containment measures and the virus' spread
into smaller cities and towns struck rural demand.And in a report released previously this week, market body CII emphasized that accelerated
vaccination is the essential to quicker economic recovery and called for ramping up vaccine production to at least 175 crore dosages by 2021
The Reserve Bank, in its newest financial policy unveiled at the start of the month, preserved the status quo on crucial policy rates for
the sixth time in a row, continuing with its accommodative stance to revive financial growth.India has taped around 2.8 crore covid-19
infection cases because last year, second only to the United States, and more than 3 lakh casualties.
