New Delhi, Jan. 10 -- "India would again be the fastest growing large economy in the world" with a projected annual growth rate of 6.6 per cent, according to Hamid Rashid, the UN head of Global Economic Monitoring.

He was speaking at the release of the UN's flagship report, World Economic Situation and Prospects 2025, (WESP) on Thursday, which projected the gross domestic product (GDP) to grow slightly faster at 6.8 per cent next year.

WESP said that India's economy would be bolstered by "strong export growth in services and certain goods categories, particularly pharmaceuticals and electronics".

"Robust private consumption and investment" would boost the nation's economy and "capital expenditure on infrastructure development is expect...