US, April 9 -- The World Bank said India is expected to clock a 7.6 percent GDP growth in the financial year 2025-26, while it has raised the country's growth forecast for 2026-27 to 6.6 percent from 6.3 per cent earlier.

The World Bank Group, in its twice-a-year regional outlook report, stated that "the growth outlook is driven primarily by India's performance, underpinned by robust domestic demand as well as tariff cuts and recent trade agreements, including the free trade agreement with the European Union".

The report expects growth in South Asia to slow to 6.3 per cent in 2026 -- from 7 per cent in 2025 -- due to disruptions in global energy markets.

The latest South Asia Economic Update, Working with Industrial Policy, projects gr...