Middle East Tensions Pose Risks to Inflation and Shipping
Renewed tensions in the Middle East are posing downside risks to inflation and the external sector, according to the finance ministry. Despite these concerns, shipping activity in the Strait of Hormuz has reportedly rebounded.
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Renewed Middle East tensions pose downside risks to inflation, external sector: finance ministry
ISLAMABAD: Anticipating the new fiscal year to begin with double-digit inflation, the government on Thursday expressed concern over renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, saying they posed downside risks to inflation and the external outlook. “Renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East pose downside risks to inflation and the external outlook,” the Ministry of Finance said in its Monthly Economic Update & Outlook (July 2026), while assuring that the external sector would rema...
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