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Second wave of coronavirus would plunge global economy into 7% contraction

A temporary extension of the UK's trade negotiations with the EU would reduce economic uncertainty, the organisation said

A second wave of coronavirus infections would kick the global economy into a 7.6% contraction as lockdowns would return, the OECD warned today in its economic forecast for the year.

Alongside, the unemployment rate would double to 10% with little recovery in jobs by 2021.

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