India’s PM Narendra Modi announces $266-billion package for virus-hit economy

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    • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has unveiled a 266-billion-U.S.-dollar support package for the country’s economy to combat the fallout from the COVID-19 outbreak. India’s finance minister will announce further details of the package, which is equivalent to around 10 percent of India’s GDP.

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