Zada Haj on future of Middle East food security

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Uncertainty is certain: Inside the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings

This year's IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington are unlike any in recent memory. The Iran war has given the annual gathering a geopolitical charge that has drawn an unusually broad crowd, not just the traditional ministers of trade, investment and finance, but foreig ...  Show more

Beyond oil: How the Iran war is already hitting wallets

The economic fallout from the Iran war extends well beyond oil markets and is beginning to be felt in consumers' daily lives. With transport and production costs rising, food prices are beginning to climb globally and airline tickets are already more expensive. Analysts are antic ...  Show more

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