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Telecoms lifeline, autos constraints, bank liquidity

India's struggling telecoms firms were thrown a lifeline this week after parliament approved a four-year moratorium on dues owed to the government. One potential consequence is that telecoms firms are required to raise prices in order to lift revenues, which would boost inflation. Meanwhile, global semiconductor shortages have been weighing on India's auto sector, which will prove a headwind to the broader industrial recovery.

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