Brief Business 3 sources • Published 3 hours ago

Citing fallout from Iran war, World Bank cuts forecast for global economic growth

The economic fallout from the Iran war — higher energy prices and increased uncertainty — will drag down global growth this year, the World Bank said Thursday The world economy is weakening as energy prices fuel a new bout of inflation.
B TodayInBrief
Key Points
  • The economic fallout from the Iran war — higher energy prices and increased uncertainty — will drag down global growth this year, the World Bank said Thursday S1
  • The world economy is weakening as energy prices fuel a new bout of inflation. S2
  • The World Bank says that the war is slashing global growth prospects and that a prolonged conflict could tip dozens of developing nations into years of stagnation. S3
Related live story
See the story coverage behind this brief.
Open story →