A recent Barclays Report, reducing India’s GDP growth forecast to 0% for the calendar year 2020, from its earlier projection of 2.5% just three weeks ago, on 24 March 2020, heightens anxieties and slashes ‘confidence’ in these covid-19 times.

This report, like others of its ilk, fails to assess the true nature of the disruption, and thus, provides inaccurate estimates of the covid-19 impact.

Barclays’ domestic economy-centric report refers to an increase in precautionary savings and large job losses as factors weighing down on growth, while making only a passing mention of weak global demand.

In doing so, it fails to consider and analyse the pandemic as a global phenomenon, with significant ‘across economy’ network effects in addition to

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Coronavirus: Countries face growing pressure to curb economic damage of COVID-19

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Champions League games ‘every three days in August’ with UEFA poised to confirm plans

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Real Madrid ‘end Harry Kane hunt’ as Man Utd avoid bidding war in solo pursuit

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Arsenal lead £25m transfer race for Celtic striker Odsonne Edouard ahead of Everton

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Governments face more pressure to curb virus economic damage

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US coronavirus update: Hundreds protest against lockdown as economic cost grows

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Vicar Of Dibley returning to TV as Dawn French reprises role for first time in 5 years

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Anthony Joshua already confident of beating Tyson Fury ahead of potential showdown

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Blaine Higgs to present economic recovery plan for New Brunswick to all-party cabinet committee

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White House moves to weaken EPA rule on toxic compounds

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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