FY10 GDP growth at around 7.75%: Pranab Mukherjee

The Indian economy could grow at around 7.75% in the 2009-10 financial year ending in March, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday.

"With latest GDP data on 2009-10 indicating 7.9% growth in the second quarter, the growth outlook for the next two quarters and for the whole year is expected to be in the upper bound range of more predictions for the Indian economy," he said in a speech.