Indians continue to be among the world’s most confident people about their economy on account of moderating inflationary pressure and the easing of tight money policy stance of the Reserve Bank, says a report.
According to global research firm Ipsos, India has emerged as the second most economically confident nation for the second consecutive time.
India’s economic confidence jumped by five points to 75 per cent in March compared to the previous month, to retain the second most economically confident nation title after Saudi Arabia which tops the table with 89 per cent.
China is the third most economically confident country, where 71 per cent are optimistic about their economy, followed by Sweden (70 per cent), Germany (68 per cent), Canada (64 per cent) and Australia (62 per cent).
“India has overtaken Japan to become the third-largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity (as per IMF report) and is heading for accelerated growth, following RBI cutting repo rate by 50 bps and inflation moderating to acceptable level,” Ipsos India CEO Mick Gordon said.
“This should provide some confidence to the overall sentiments and help in stimulating investment.