US EditionIMF Says Mideast War to Test World Economy, Expecting New Shocks
- International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the Middle East war is challenging the resilience of the global economy by causing new shocks of various kinds.
- Georgieva warned that a prolonged conflict in the Middle East could increase energy prices, hurt economic growth, and inflation, adding pressure on policymakers worldwide.
- The IMF is closely monitoring impacts related to the conflict and will include its findings in the World Economic Outlook report published in April 2026.
- Georgieva urged Asia to strengthen internal economic links and reduce non-tariff barriers to better withstand ongoing trade and geopolitical uncertainties.
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The Middle East conflict will test the resilience of a global economy shaken by tariffs and other trade disruptions over the past year.
Analysis by Hanna Ziady and John Liu, CNN: The escalating conflict in the Middle East will test the resilience of a global economy reeling from tariffs and other trade disruptions over the past year. Just a week after the latest shock to the region, there are already signs of strain along the carefully orchestrated arteries of global trade: from rice exports stuck in Indian ports to spikes in the price of fertilizers critical to food production.…
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The global economy is "newly put to the test" by the war in the Middle East, said the director general of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva.
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