The third lockdown to contain COVID-19 means that the economy will start the year in recession and the recovery will be delayed again. Even so, by expecting the economy to regain its pre-crisis level in Q2 2022 and to avoid major long-term scarring, we remain more optimistic than most forecasters.
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