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Surging virus cases and the re-imposition of lockdowns

A renewed wave of COVID-19 cases has prompted some governments to reimpose strict containment measures across Emerging Europe and talk of lockdowns is now becoming more widespread. The experience so far during the pandemic is that tighter containment measures need not result in a large hit to activity. But the latest virus waves add to the growing near-term headwinds in the region from rising inflation and supply disruptions to industry and we think that recoveries will slow sharply in Q4.

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