IMF economists are warning of 'human consequences' far from the Middle East as economic effects of the war in Iran reverberate far from the region

IMF economists are warning of 'human consequences' far from the Middle East as economic effects of the war in Iran reverberate far from the region

 Kent Nishimura

IMF economists warned Thursday that the war in Iran could have “very, certainly severe” consequences far outside the region – especially for energy-importing countries.

Countries in East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa are among the countries most affected now -- and who could suffer the most -- outside the region, as the conflict stretches on.

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