Downturn less severe than feared – Bank of England
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The UK economic slump because of Covid-19 will be less severe than expected, but the recovery will also take longer, the Bank of England has said.
It expects the economy to shrink by 9.5% this year.
While this would mark the biggest annual decline in 100 years, it compares with an…