Remaining upbeat about India’s economic prospects, global rating agency Fitch on Thursday said the economy will grow at 8 per cent in 2017-18 and pressed for further structural reforms.

In its Fitch sees India growing at 7.9% pegged economic growth at 7.9 per cent in the current fiscal. “Gradual implementation of the structural reform agenda, which continues to broaden, is expected to contribute to higher growth,” it further said.