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The next China? India must beat Bangladesh first

“Any emerging economy that performs well is good news,” Kaushik Basu, a former World Bank chief economist, tweeted after the International Monetary Fund updated its World Economic Outlook. “But it is surprising that India, which had a 25% lead five years ago, is now behind.” Ever since it began opening …

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IMF projects India’s GDP to shrink 10.3% in 2020

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected on Tuesday that India’s gross domestic product (GDP) would plunge in fiscal year 21 by 10.3%, revised down from its June forecast of a 4.5 drop. %, which reflects a severe contraction of what was anticipated in economic activities in the first year. quarter …

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