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Sri Lanka just survived an economic apocalypse - now it might be walking into a stagflation trapEconomics

Sri Lanka just survived an economic apocalypse - now it might be walking into a stagflation trap

Sri Lanka's post-crisis recovery may be running into a stagflation trap, as cost-driven inflation collides with IMF austerity conditions and weak domestic demand - leaving policymakers with no clean options.

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The Iran war could shove 32 million people into poverty - and that's the optimistic versionEconomics

The Iran war could shove 32 million people into poverty - and that's the optimistic version

The UNDP is warning that the Iran conflict could push over 32 million people into poverty through a 'triple shock' of energy, food and growth disruption - even if the war stopped today. The IMF has also downgraded its global economic outlook across three conflict-length scenarios.

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