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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Heather Stewart Economics editor

OECD predicts spate of recessions globally if Iran conflict drags into 2027

A crowded Dhaka street filled with motorcycles, cars, buses and people
Cars and motorcycles queue for petrol in Dhaka, Bangladesh, amid concerns over a fuel shortage caused by war in the Middle East. Photograph: Suvra Kanti Das/Abaca/Shutterstock

If the Middle East conflict drags on into next year it would hit global growth hard, driving some economies into recession and causing energy shortages, according to forecasts from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

In its latest Economic Outlook, the Paris-based club of industrialised countries lays out a “prolonged disruption” scenario, in which there is no agreement between the US and Iran until 2027.

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