Citi in its latest report on Global Growth Generators said that India can overtake China and the US to become the largest economy in the world by 2050.
``China should overtake the US to become the largest economy in the world by 2020, and then be overtaken by India by 2050,`` Willem Buiter, Economist, Citigroup said.
It expects strong growth in the world economy until 2050, with average real GDP growth rates of 4.6% pa until 2030 and 3.8% pa between 2030 and 2050 - as a result, world GDP should rise in real PPP-adjusted terms from USD 72 trillion in 2010 to USD 380 trillion in 2050.
Developing Asia and Africa will be the fastest growing regions, driven by population and income per capita growth, followed in terms of growth by the Middle East, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, the CIS, and finally the advanced nations of today.
Many EMs have either opened up already or are expected to do so, and have reached a threshold level of institutional quality and political stability.
Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Mongolia, Nigeria, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Vietnam have the most promising (per capita) growth prospects and they are 3G countries.
Institutions and policies are more important for growth once countries have achieved a fair degree of convergence, it added.
``Growth will not be smooth. Expect booms and busts. Occasionally, there will be growth disasters, driven by poor policy, conflicts, or natural disasters. When it comes to that, don`t believe that `this time it`s different,`` it concluded
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How can Citi Bank ever publish such news? India wont even be a top 2 economy, let alone a #1.