India says it is committing $266 billion to prop up its ailing economy during the coronavirus pandemic
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the headline figure during a national address on Tuesday. The value of the stimulus effort includes new measures that have yet to be detailed, along with actions already taken — including steps from India's central bank to shore up liquidity, as well an earlier stimulus package worth $23 billion meant to help the country's poor.
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