Resurgence of covid-19 infections does not bode well for economic activity
Worrying resurgence of covid-19 infections
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United States
India
Brazil
China
Australia
Italy
Spain
Portugal
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Colombia
Peru
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Ecuador
Bolivia
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Zambia
Zimbabwe
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South Asia: Covid-19 pandemic is a sharp shock for the sub-region, amplified by India’s economic slump
Economic tumble in South Asia
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Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Nepal
India
Bhutan
Maldives
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Commercial risk: Various downgrades amid sharp deterioration of economic activity
Since it was publicly revealed by China that a new virus was affecting its population (around 20 January), the contamination has rapidly spread to ...
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Azerbaijan
Belgium
Chile
India
Mexico
Thailand
Austria
Bahrain
Belarus
Bulgaria
Canada
Colombia
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Dominican Republic
Ethiopia
Germany
Hungary
Indonesia
Italy
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Malaysia
Morocco
Netherlands
Oman
Peru
Qatar
Spain
United States
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India: The government is striving to overcome the economic gloom
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India is experiencing its worst economic slump since 2002. The latest quarterly GDP growth data confirmed that the economy stubbornly continued ...
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India
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India: A large dividend transfer to the government confirms the central bank’s declining independence
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The well-capitalised Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to transfer USD 24.4 bn to the fiscal accounts of Modi’s government, a sum ...
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India: Landslide victory at general elections for PM Modi and his BJP party
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Incumbent PM Modi has been re-elected for a five-year term after his BJP party won the general elections in April-May 2019. Official results ...
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India
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India: Positive short-term economic outlook hindered by higher oil prices and currency pressures
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This year, the Indian rupee (INR) has been one of Asia’s worst performing currencies with a loss of more than 15% against a strong US dollar ...
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India: Punjab National Bank’s fraud and waning investor confidence will weigh on state bank recapitalisation plan and government budget
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The Indian banking sector remains shaken by the Punjab National Bank’s (PNB) alleged fraud of about USD 2 bn that was revealed mid-February ...
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India
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India: State banks to benefit from a much larger recapitalisation
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The government has announced a much-needed wider two-year recapitalisation plan for State banks (SOCBs). The necessary capital for the USD 32bn ...
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India
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India: Modi in struggle to increase India’s growth potential
India’s growth keeps slowing down from elevated levels and this negative trend has accelerated since the end of 2016 due to two domestic shocks. ...
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India
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India: Ruling party’s crushing victory at key state election boosts PM Modi’s re-election prospect
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PM Modi has obtained an unexpected landslide victory at the key state election in Uttar Pradesh (UP) in which his BJP party won 312 out of 403 ...
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India: Slower growth and test polls at risk for PM Modi as a result of demonetisation
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Nearly three months after the demonetisation measure was taken, its negative impact continues to be felt on the Indian economic activity. ...
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