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Middle East Conflict Ka Asar
Asal mein, ADB ab yeh keh raha hai ki Middle East mein jo ladai chal rahi hai, woh koi temporary shock nahi hai. Yeh "systemic, long-lasting disruptions" create kar raha hai. Is wajah se hi ADB ne region ki growth forecast 2026 aur 2027 ke liye 5.1% se kam karke sirf 4.7% aur 4.8% kar di hai.
Aur inflation ka scene toh aur bhi serious hai. Pehle 3.6% inflation ka andaaza tha, ab yeh 5.2% tak pahunch sakti hai 2026 mein. Yeh sab higher energy prices aur tight financial conditions ka direct result hai.
Oil Price Aur Shipping Ka Risk
ADB President Masato Kanda ne khud bola ki yeh ek "significant downward revision" hai, aur situation temporary market swings se nikal kar ab global energy aur trade mein lambe time tak problems create karne wali ban gayi hai.
Basically, Middle East conflict ki wajah se crude oil prices $69 se badh kar expected $96 per barrel (2026 average) tak pahunchne wali hain. Isse poore region mein production cost aur consumer prices dono hi badh jayengi. Aur upar se, Strait of Hormuz jaise important shipping routes mein jo disruptions aa rahe hain, usse Asia ki energy imports par bhi bada risk hai.
Experts Aur Dusre Institutions Kya Keh Rahe Hain?
Dusri badi financial institutions bhi ADB se sehmat hain. International Monetary Fund (IMF) ne bhi global growth forecast 2026 ke liye kam karke 3.1% kar diya hai. S&P Global ne Asia-Pacific growth (China ke alawa) ko 4.5% kiya hai, but risk factors abhi bhi hain. J.P. Morgan ne 4.3% aur ING ne 3.4% ka forecast diya hai Asia ke liye.
Desh Pe Kaisa Padega Asar?
Asia ke liye yeh situation double trouble wali hai. Kai countries energy import karti hain, toh unke liye higher energy costs ka matlab hai inflation, recessions aur kam productivity. Central banks ke liye bhi mushkil hogi - ek taraf growth slow ho rahi hai, doosri taraf inflation ko control karna hai. Agar conflict continue raha toh energy prices aur high ho sakti hain, supply chains aur bigad sakti hain. ADB ne yahan tak kaha hai ki agar situation kharab hui toh growth 2027 mein 4.0% tak gir sakti hai aur inflation 7.4% tak pahunch sakti hai.
ADB ne recommended kiya hai ki market volatility ko manage karna chahiye, inflation expectations par nazar rakhni chahiye, aur affected households ko targeted support dena chahiye. Energy conservation bhi important hai.