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title: "The UN has bad news for global growth as Middle East crisis continues"
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description: "As the Middle East conflict drives up energy costs and clouds outlooks, the UN warns the world economy faces one of its weakest years since the 2008 financial crisis — with Europe among the hardest hit. View on euronews"
datetime: "2026-05-20T11:01:18.000Z"
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# The UN has bad news for global growth as Middle East crisis continues

As the Middle East conflict drives up energy costs and clouds outlooks, the UN warns the world economy faces one of its weakest years since the 2008 financial crisis — with Europe among the hardest hit. View on euronews

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