/ 18 October 2023

Global economy braces for Israel-Hamas spillover

A Middle East analyst says if rebel forces gain control of water resources on the Tigris River they could cut off supplies and create a ‘sanitation and health crisis’ in Baghdad.
Markets are anticipating that the conflict will be contained. A wider Middle East war would hit an already fragile and fragmented economy.

A wider Middle East war would hit an already fragile and fragmented economy.

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