TOKYO: International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Monday warned of inflation risks from the Middle East conflict, saying a 10 percent increase in oil prices, if persistent through most of the year, would result in a 40-basis-point increase in global inflation. “We are seeing resilience tested again by the new conflict in the Middle East,” Georgieva said, speaking in a symposium hosted by Japan’s finance ministry. “My advice to policymakers in this new global environment is think of the unthinkable and prepare for it,” she said.

With oil prices soaring and stock markets falling, economists warn that a prolonged conflict in the Middle East risks knocking growth worldwide and boosting prices

TOKYO: International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Monday warned of inflation risks from the Middle East conflict, saying a 10 percent increase in oil…