Macro headwinds have been building, as high prices and aggressive central bank tightening have started to curb consumption, which may cause a sub-trend growth outlook in 2023. (4/n)
While the U.S. dollar has started to weaken, it is still at very strong historical levels. If it continues to weaken in 2023, that would certainly be good for EM debt priced in non-dollar local currencies. For eg: India. (5/n)
During the 2010s EM equities suffered their worst performance as an asset class going as far back as the 1930s. Fast forward 10 years and most emerging countries like India, Brazil, & Indonesia started the 2020s in much better shape economically than in the previous decade. (6/n)
OPEC’s recent decision to cut production quotas underscores the role that high prices play to incentivize investment. A fall in prices now could disincentivize investment and lead to higher prices when demand recovers. (7/n)
The reopening of China poses an opportunity for capturing global growth since it makes up nearly 1/5th of the global GDP and the prospect of a sharp upswing at a time of slow global growth is enticing. (8/n)
India is projected to grow at a healthy 6.9% in 2022-2023 - at a time when global GDP is expected to slow down to 2.7% from 3.2%. It is estimated that CAD will be at 3.6% of GDP and fiscal deficit budgeted at 6.4% of GDP in 2022-23. (9/n)
Uncertainty only means opportunities opening across the board. The debt market is set to offer better returns than in the past, with short-term duration funds offering the best risk-reward ratio. (11/n)
Looking closely, we find that India’s inflation is well controlled, ATH FX reserves have acted well as a shock absorber against volatility, and our GDP growth expectations is one the highest in the world!
Based on the RBI’s assessment, the Real GDP projection is retained at 7.2% for FY23. This comes on the back of strong investment activity, improving bank credit and rising capacity expansion.
With the introduction of the Asset quality review in FY15-16, banks' asset quality has been under pressure. This was further aggravated by events such as demonetisation, GST, and the IL&FS crisis. As a result, the GNPA ratio for Banks rose to 11.2% in FY18 vs 4.3% in FY15. (3/8)
We saw that the commodity prices were increasing, reforms such as the Electricity Act came into play and government spending grew at a rapid pace of 23% CAGR. This led to overall growth in the capital cycle