The Israel-Hamas War’s Growing Threat to the Global Economy
Leaders with Francine Lacqua
Bloomberg
4.6 • 64 Ratings
🗓️ 18 October 2023
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Rishi Sunak is the latest leader headed to Israel. The Gaza hospital attack “should be a watershed moment for leaders in the region and across the world to come together to avoid further dangerous escalation of conflict,” the UK PM said.
But how likely are efforts by Sunak, Biden and other Western leaders to prevent the conflict, which in just 11 days has killed thousands on both sides, from escalating?
In this week’s In the City, hosts Francine Lacqua, David Merritt and Allegra Stratton are joined by Bloomberg news director Rosalind Mathieson to try and tackle that question.
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| 1:15.6 | Yes, Francine. So the Hamas attack and Israel's response are taking a heavy human toll. |
| 1:22.6 | So this week, we wanted to focus on where we are with the diplomatic efforts to prevent an escalation in the conflict, |
| 1:30.7 | but also to take a look at the Bloomberg economic research that really dives into how a wider war could potentially tip the world economy into recession. |
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