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Downgrade, locusts, activity edging up

The downgrade of India’s sovereign rating by Moody’s this week had little impact on financial markets, and we think that bond yields will remain close to their current low level over the coming months. Meanwhile, India is now facing the most severe locust attack in almost three decades, but there is hope that the impact on agricultural output will be limited.

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