it's a strategy as 1st such downturn since 991 and frydenberg told reporters this crisis was like no other in the years following the global financial crisis as economy was relatively unscathed thanks to the economic management of the rudd and guillard governments and the message of economic stimulus package until 2019 g.d.p. continued its upward trend but the economy is predicted to contract by nearly 7 percent overall this year the treasury warned the recovery is likely to be slow and difficult road ahead we long road ahead will be hard the road ahead will be bumpy the country joins the united states japan u.k. and germany in recession. and now to some of the other global business stories making headlines brazil's economy shrunk by almost 10 percent in the 2nd quarter pushing the country into a recession president variables in our 0 who previously downplayed the health risks of the coronavirus pandemic has now extended a program to give cash to the 4 brazil currently has more than $3900000.00 confirmed coronavirus infections facebook has announced it will no longer allow australian