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Iran war is dimming outlook for many economies, IMF says

People inspect damage to a residential building after it was hit by a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 30, 2026. 
People inspect damage to a residential building after it was hit by a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 30, 2026.  Photo : Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

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The war in the ⁠Middle East has caused ​serious disruption to the economies ​of frontline countries, and is dimming the outlook for many ​economies that had just ​started to recover from previous crises, ‌the ⁠International Monetary Fund warned on Monday.

In a blog published by the global lender's ​top economists, ​the ⁠IMF said the war launched by U.S. ​and Israeli strikes ​against ⁠Iran on February 28 was causing a global, but ⁠asymmetric ​shock and leading ​to tighter financial conditions.

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