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World Bank Warns of Energy Price Surge if Mideast War Spreads

A new economic report predicted a year of weak growth and said the world faced a decade of “wasted opportunity.”

Economists offer alternatives to financial safeguards created when the U.S. was the pre-eminent superpower and climate change wasn’t on the agenda.

Surging interest rates and waning financing options threaten a “lost decade” for poor countries.

Ajay Banga, who took over the top job in June, has prioritized global warming issues in his first months on the job.

Tensions between rich and poor countries are on display.