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India Is Set for 25% Contraction This Quarter on Lockdown

A precipitous recession in India is inevitable, according to Bloomberg Economics.

India Is Set for 25% Contraction This Quarter on Lockdown
A person wears a bandana as a mask while seated in a meat shop during a lockdown imposed due to the coronavirus in Mumbai, India. (Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg)
India Is Set for 25% Contraction This Quarter on Lockdown

(Bloomberg) -- A precipitous recession in India is inevitable, according to Bloomberg Economics. A lockdown -- initially set to last three weeks to April 14 -- has been extended until May 3. BE now expects GDP to drop 25% from a year earlier in the current quarter.

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