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Ukraine War-Related Inflation May Drive Protests and Riots, World Bank Warns
https://www.usnews.com ^ | March 9, 2022 | Reuteurs

Posted on 03/10/2022 9:34:05 AM PST by RomanSoldier19

Soaring energy and food prices triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine could exacerbate existing food security concerns in the Middle East and Africa, and may fuel growing social unrest, World Bank chief economist Carmen Reinhart said.

Germany will host a virtual meeting of agriculture ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies on Friday to discuss the impact of the invasion amid growing concerns about stabilizing food markets.

"There will be important ramifications for the Middle East, for Africa, North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, in particular," which had already been experiencing food insecurity, Reinhart told Reuters in an interview.

"I don't want to be melodramatic, but it's not a far stretch that food insecurity and riots were part of the story behind the Arab Spring," she said, adding that successful and unsuccessful coups had increased over the past two years.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: africa; famine; food; locust; unrest; war


1 posted on 03/10/2022 9:34:05 AM PST by RomanSoldier19
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To: RomanSoldier19; Travis McGee

I think Matt was saying something about food problems in Egypt during this week’s TMS Live Stream on Sunday.


2 posted on 03/10/2022 9:39:03 AM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Well maybe the deep state globalist neo-cons shouldn’t have started WWIII.


3 posted on 03/10/2022 9:41:17 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: RomanSoldier19

Why Africa? At this pace there will be hunger in Europe by Autumn.
It is time to plant crops, but diesel is through the roof and no fertilizers.


4 posted on 03/10/2022 9:42:48 AM PST by NorseViking
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To: RomanSoldier19

5 posted on 03/10/2022 9:42:59 AM PST by McGruff (The first casualty when war comes is truth)
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To: kiryandil

2021 erased from history
2022 everything is Putin caused problem.


6 posted on 03/10/2022 9:43:53 AM PST by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: RomanSoldier19
Lying bastards. The inflation is NOT related to Ukraine.
Biden did that.
7 posted on 03/10/2022 9:44:34 AM PST by Little Ray (Civilization runs on a narrow margin. What sustains it is not magic, but hard work. )
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To: RomanSoldier19
Lying bastards. The inflation is NOT related to Ukraine.
Biden did that.
8 posted on 03/10/2022 9:44:34 AM PST by Little Ray (Civilization runs on a narrow margin. What sustains it is not magic, but hard work. )
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To: TornadoAlley3
2022 everything is Putin caused problem.

Da, PRAVDA!!

9 posted on 03/10/2022 9:44:46 AM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: Little Ray

Needed to be said twice, I guess.


10 posted on 03/10/2022 9:45:07 AM PST by Little Ray (Civilization runs on a narrow margin. What sustains it is not magic, but hard work. )
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To: kiryandil

I’ve seen Egypt riot...not pretty.


11 posted on 03/10/2022 9:46:49 AM PST by rrrod (6)
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To: kiryandil

Setting the narrative. The green new deal has enabled massive inflation by killing cheap energy. And the pumping of money into the system to buy votes. The narrative that the left is pushing is to blame Putin for it. It was happening long before Ukraine.


12 posted on 03/10/2022 9:50:55 AM PST by silent majority rising ( )
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To: kiryandil

Setting the narrative. The green new deal has enabled massive inflation by killing cheap energy. And the pumping of money into the system to buy votes and eliminate freedom. The narrative that the left is pushing is to blame Putin for it. It was happening long before Ukraine.


13 posted on 03/10/2022 9:53:02 AM PST by silent majority rising ( )
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To: RomanSoldier19

Has more to do with shutting down the economy for two years, printing money like there’s no tomorrow, and jacking with US oil production.


14 posted on 03/10/2022 9:56:54 AM PST by marron
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To: RomanSoldier19

In other words. World Bank and WEF will start riots and blame them on Putin.


15 posted on 03/10/2022 10:02:21 AM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: All

Russia had nothing to do with Joe Biden’s incompetence


16 posted on 03/10/2022 10:04:30 AM PST by escapefromboston (Free Chauvin)
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