But the expansion was pulled up sharply by a balance of payments crisis.
The government responded to the payments crisis with a credit squeeze.
The nation also faced a dire balance of payments crisis.
Europe suffers a balance of payments crisis despite not having a current account deficit.
Pakistan had what was described as a "growing balance of payments crisis".
Egypt's economy faces a balance of payments crisis, and is also being further undermined due to high state borrowing costs.
Either situation may result in a country's living beyond its means and facing a foreign payments crisis and economic stagnation.
But in 1991, facing a severe balance of payments crisis, the Indian government began loosening its hold on the economy.
The payments crisis has given a lift to the project's opponents.
The problems in Europe there is a balance of payments crisis.