Global Disruptions Are Testing How the World Moves Goods and People
you are currently viewing::Global Disruptions Are Testing How the World Moves Goods and PeopleApril 29, 2026-Shipping and flight disruptions highlight new fault lines in the global economy and their costs for growth and livelihoods Even in the best case, there will be no neat and clean return to the way things were. The Chart of the Week illustrates one reason for concern. In the Red Sea, attacks on shipping that began in 2023 forced many vessels to reroute around Africa rather than use the Suez Canal. More than two years on, transits through the Bab el-Mandeb strait between Yemen and Djibouti remain stuck at roughly half their pre-attack level. Source: imf.org |
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July 30, 2026--Overview
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