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AN INDIAN ECONOMIC official once remarked to Buttonwood that his country’s economy does best when the rest of the world does well—but not too well. India’s exports benefit from global growth. But when the world economy gains too much momentum, interest rates and oil prices can rise uncomfortably high, hobbling a country that is a net importer of both capital and crude.
This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline "Coming out of the ultracold"
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