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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Richard Partington and Julia Kollewe

Head of IMF says Iran war will permanently scar global economy even if peace is reached

Georgieva gestures as she speaks at the world economic forum
The International Monetary Fund’s managing director, Kristalina Georgieva. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters

The head of the International Monetary Fund has warned that the Iran war will permanently scar the global economy even if a durable peace deal in the Middle East can be reached.

In a speech delivered as the ceasefire in the conflict threatened to unravel, Kristalina Georgieva said the “scarring effects” caused by the war to date would mean slower global growth this year than first anticipated.

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