The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday slashed its economic growth forecast for India by 20 basis points (bps) to 5.9 per cent for 2023-24 (FY24), citing lesser scope for pent-up demand due to historical revisions to data. This is the lowest growth forecast for India by any multilateral development bank, with the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank forecasting gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 6.3 per cent and 6.4 per cent respectively.