Why do poor countries in the world suffer more from the Ukrainian war?
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Published Mar 24, 2022
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A resident of Tigrai in northern Ethiopia scoops wheat provided for relief. Filmed on May 8, 2021. AP Yonhap News file photo Zhuhair Kapiye runs a 120-year-old bakery in Beirut. Although it has survived the financial crisis in Lebanon and the COVID-19 crisis, it is facing a crisis due to the Russia-Ukraine war. The store where bread and pies were usually displayed was almost empty. This is because wheat flour prices have risen by 1,000% since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the 24th of last month. "I raised the price of bread by 50%, but that's not enough," Kapiye said. Until now, I have only made bread that was ordered, but now I have reached the limit,” he said. The Wall Street Journal reported on the 22nd (local time) that the war between Russia and Ukraine is causing great pain in poor countries due to severe supply shortages and rising prices. In the global era, there is no place in the world that is free from supply chain disruptions such as oil and food brought ...
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