India's central bank cuts full-year growth forecast to 6.6% from 7.2%

RBI keeps rate as inflation exceeds tolerance level

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A fish market in Mumbai: Inflation has grown in India over the past few months. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)

SOUMYAJIT SAHA and KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writers

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday slashed its economic growth forecast for the current financial year ending in March to 6.6% from the 7.2% projected in October after seeing "much lower than anticipated" gross domestic product expansion of 5.4% in July-September.

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