Mideast crisis to slow Indian economy
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The ongoing Middle East crisis and prolonged disruptions in energy, petrochemicals, and fertilizer supplies are forecasted to slow India's economy. The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, critical for imports, is significantly impacting India's resource dependence.
India’s economy could slow down as prolonged disruptions to supplies of energy, petrochemicals and fertilizers from the Middle East crisis continue to bite, experts say. With the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz now stretching nearly three months, India, heavily dependent on imports of critical resources, is feeling the pain, they said. The shutdown ...
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