Indian economy's growth rate projection for this year has been raised by 0.7 per cent to 6.9 per cent from the forecast made in January by the UN and it retains its position as the world's fastest-growing large economy. The better outlook is fuelled by lower inflation, robust exports, and increased foreign investments, Hamid Rashid, the chief of the UN's Global Economic Monitoring Branch, said on Thursday.

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