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Here is a prognosis of the coronavirus crisis, summed up by Uddalok Bhattacharya
Even as the government has extended the nationwide lockdown to control the check spread of the virus, the unemployment rate in the country has touched 26 per cent. Mahesh Vyas gives details Read here
How should the economy be propped up after the storm is behind us? Soumya Kanti Ghosh and Pulak Ghosh explain how fiscal support will be a must to speed up recovery after the pandemic. Read here
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The scrutiny on investment from China should be extended to Hong Kong. Dinesh Kanabar explains why. Read it here
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