MUMBAI, India, Sept. 24 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following speech:

Distinguished guests, leaders of the banking and financial community, representatives from the fintech and technology world, colleagues from the Reserve Bank, ladies, and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to be here at the SBI Banking and Economic Conclave.

2. The theme of this year's Conclave is most timely. If we were to gauge India's performance on various parameters, we have increasingly gained share in the global economic order. Our share in global GDP has increased from 6.8% in FY2021 to 8.2% in FY20261 (on purchasing power parity basis), share in global trade has grown from 2.2% in CY2020 to 2.6% in CY2025. Globally2, UPI accounts for 49% of all global real-tim...