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How much scarring will the pandemic leave?

The pandemic’s most significant economic legacy in India will be a heavily-damaged banking sector that is likely to constrain investment over the years ahead. This underpins our view that the economy could be 5% smaller over the long run than it would have been had the pandemic not happened. In view of the wider interest, we have also made this publication available to clients of our Long Run service.

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