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Gita Gopinath confirms India's GDP most affected among G-20 countries

The IMF chief in a tweet showed India's internationally comparable quarter-on-quarter GDP shrank the most among G-20 countries at 25.6%

Gita Gopinath, Chief Economist, International Monetary Fund (IMF), speaks at a press conference at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2020, Switzerland. Photo: PTI
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The chart shows all countries except China registering GDP contraction.

BS Web Team New Delhi
International Monetary Fund's chief economist Gita Gopinath on Wednesday tweeted a graph suggesting India's gross domestic product (GDP) may have shrunk the most among G-20 countries in the April-June quarter, at 25.6%, when compared with the previous quarter.

In #GreatLockdown Q2 2020 GDP growth at historical lows. Graph puts G20 growth numbers on a comparable scale, quarter-on-quarter non-annualized. Should expect rebounds in Q3 but 2020 overall will see major contractions. China recovers strongly in Q2 after collapse in Q1. pic.twitter.com/OcgaZsrAD6
— Gita Gopinath (@GitaGopinath) September 2, 2020
In her tweet, accompanying the

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