While financial assets deteriorate given the greater volatility worldwide, a different pattern was observed compared to past episodes. The impact was moderate all across assets classes and the recovery was achieved at a faster pace consistently with improved fundamentals. Also investors are differentiating among countries. Eastern Europe, for instance, shows a different exposure vis-à-vis our region and Asia.
Goa depends on the neighboring states for a variety of food items. It will, therefore, be desirable to strengthen the supply chain management which could have a dampening impact on food price inflation. Moreover, greater attention needs to be given for local production of fresh vegetables and protein items such as milk, egg, fish and meat.