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ADB's Strategy for Economic Shielding
To combat these growing risks, the ADB advises policymakers to maintain economic stability, use energy carefully, and speed up efforts to diversify energy sources. The bank believes building resilience means securing energy supplies, diversifying trade routes, and adopting smart economic policies.
The ongoing conflict highlights how crucial it is to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and turn to local energy production. This situation could push the region to rethink its energy generation, with a greater focus on nuclear power and reliable renewable sources as alternatives to natural gas.
While tackling the immediate economic impacts of the Middle East conflict is key, the ADB's advice points to a long-term plan to protect Asia's economies from future global shocks by making deep structural changes.