Rapid expansion was expected for China, at 8.1%, and India, 9.5%, but both of their outlooks have been downgraded since April
Visitors sit in a plaza near the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, on June 24, 2021. The International Monetary Fund’s outlook for India was downgraded because of a severe second wave of the virus slowing the economic recovery; Image: Saumya Khandelwal/The New York Times
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