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UN Trade Agency Warns Hormuz Crisis Threatens Vulnerable Economies

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UN Trade Agency Warns Hormuz Crisis Threatens Vulnerable Economies

🌍 UNCTAD β€” The parties negotiating Hormuz won't feel its worst damage. πŸ“Œ LOOK CLOSER: UNCTAD shifts the cost ledger β€” not the US, EU, or Iran, but food-import-dependent nations in South Asia and East Africa absorb the structural shock. At 25% Hormuz capacity with no demining timeline, rerouting adds weeks and costs these states cannot absorb. Doha has no seat for them; the 60-day MOU window doesn't account for their collapse.

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