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Covid-19 impact on GDP to be felt for years in advanced economies: Fitch

Huge uncertainties surround the economic outlook in aftermath of the massive shock in H1 2020

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Fitch said US productive potential growth has been revised to 1.4 per cent from 1.9 per cent

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The impact of coronavirus will continue for years as GDP levels in the largest advanced economies remain around 3 to 4 per cent below their pre-virus trend path by the middle of this decade, Fitch Ratings has said in a new report.
"There will be lasting damage to supply-side productive potential from the coronavirus shock as long-term unemployment rises, working hours fall, and investment and capital accumulation slow," said Maxime Darmet, Director in Fitch's Economics team.
Huge uncertainties surround the economic outlook in aftermath of the massive shock in H1 2020. The path that the coronavirus outbreak will take is unknown.
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