All of the following are signs of an economic crisis except a. a decline in the value of currency b. an increase in taxes c. stagnant or falling economic activity d. a large number of firms and households going bankrupt

B: an increase in taxes

Explanation:

A decline in the value of a country’s currency brings on a currency crisis that is often associated with a real economic crisis. A is not the answer

Economic stagnation is a prolonged period of slow economic growth of less than 2 to 3% annually accompanied by high unemployment. It is a clear sign of an economic crisis. C is not the answer.

Economic crisis are evidenced by bankrupt household. D is not the answer.

Last year China raised taxes on imported cars. The result is less than 5 percent of cars in China are imported and the national car industry grows as well as the economy. B is the correct answer

so the story tells of someone named kaushik choudhuri, but he does not narrate the story, a girl named hema does. hema tells the story in a second person point of view because you (the reader) are supposed to be the boy named kaushik.

here's an excerpt i found: "i was ushered into the fitting room, your mother watching approvingly as i took off my coat and sweater and tried on the bra."

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