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Covid shock vs global financial crisis

The pandemic is not as bad as the 2008-09 global downturn

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Illustration: Ajay Mohanty

The worst crisis in centuries. The worst crisis in a century. Worse than the global financial crisis (GFC). As lockdowns everywhere ground the global economy to a halt, the characterisations
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First Published: Nov 13 2020 | 0:21 AM IST

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