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finances throughout the world. In its half-yearly fiscal monitor, the IMF said global debt levels were on track to increase because the war was pushing up the price of energy and food, fuelling higher
governments to scramble to unload their emergency oil stockpiles, developing countries are among the least prepared to mitigate the shock. Although surging fuel prices due to the fallout of the US-Israel war on Iran
war, and roadblocks set up by either criminal groups or protesters. In recent months, protests by farmers and truck drivers have caused major logistical delays. Protesters are demanding lower fuel costs and improved security
finance the trade that survives. No ceasefire addresses this redistribution. No framework agreement reverses it. The diplomatic instrument that ends a war is not designed to undo the economic transfers the war has imposed
government’s increase in the minimum wage and plans to strengthen employment rights. Unemployment has risen sharply since Labour came to power almost two years ago. Although official figures this week showed the headline rate
affected would receive the money. Lyons told The Nolan Show the scheme "would not help everyone" and urged the government to look at cutting fuel duty. The issue of fuel costs will be raised
financers of economic activity in Iran, a country struggling to deal with deep-seated issues such as [chronic inflation](/news/2026/5/10/food-inflation-hammers-households-in-war-hit-iran) and harsh sanctions. The Central Bank of Iran often prints money to plug budget holes
affect policy made in the White House, observers said, the 2028 presidential cycle will be strongly impacted, with Democratic candidates pressured to disavow US support for Israel in the Iran war, and the Republican field
government protesters](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/02/opponents-and-loyalists-of-serbias-autocratic-president-clash-in-belgrade) and refused to align with European sanctions against Russia. Faruk Bašić, a researcher at the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics, said the region was no longer peripheral
affecting humanitarian flows are not abstract issues,” he said. The war that Israel launched following the October 7, 2023 attacks on southern Israel by Hamas and other armed Palestinian groups was halted by a ceasefire
governed by Republicans, but voters have cast their ballots for Democrats in recent federal and state elections. Democratic voters are strategically selecting candidates they believe will best position them to flip seats in November.  of fertiliser through the strait of Hormuz, creating a supply crunch that has already damaged [farming in the UK](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/06/fertiliser-shortages-iran-war-global-food-prices-farming), Europe
government braces for a leadership challenge, business leaders said companies were holding back from investing in Britain. Richard Austin, a partner at BDO, said instead of focusing on expansion, UK businesses were “struggling to absorb
Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa floated the idea last week of charging a toll for vessels passing through the Strait of Malacca – inspired by Iran’s moves in the Strait of Hormuz
government mismanagement had crippled production in Venezuela. As conflict engulfs the Middle East and oil markets tighten, Washington, which took control of Venezuela’s oil industry following the [abduction](/news/2026/1/8/abduction-of-venezuelas-maduro-illegal-despite-us-charges-experts-say) of former President Nicolas Maduro
government had been positive about the country’s economy last year, with the World Bank recording a modest 3.5 percent GDP growth in 2025. But with the country back in the throes of war
governments to diversify.” Though shifting to renewables will work out cheaper for all countries in the long-term, there is an upfront cost to the switch. Fossil fuel producer nations will also need finance