While oil prices have fallen to pre-war levels in Middle East there’s no sign it’ll defuse civil unrest in emerging markets
Iraq has seen the sharpest proportional rise in protest activity among emerging markets over the past year, followed by Turkey, according to Verisk Maplecroft’s civil unrest index, which measures protest size, fatalities and commercial property damage.
100 days of war in Middle East show no sign of easing as world economies take the hit, poor countries on the spin
Overall commodity prices are projected to increase 16 per cent, driven mainly by energy, fertiliser and some metals. John Roper, chief executive for the Middle East at German energy company Uniper, said the strait’s closure and damage to facilities took most of the gas supply growth between 2025 and 2026 off the market, warning that the pain from the supply shortfall could last at least until 2030.
