News: FM sees GDP growth of 9% over 5-10 yrs

(RTR 06/12/2006) Kolkata - Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, said on Wednesday he expected gross domestic product to grow at a 9 per cent rate over the next five to 10 years.

"There is a long way to go. But our economy is growing and I hope it will grow at 9 percent. We hope to maintain this growth for the next 5-10 years," he told a banking conference.