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Higher food and energy prices could last ‘for years,’ World Bank warns

Matt Egan, CNN Business//April 27, 2022

Higher food and energy prices could last ‘for years,’ World Bank warns

Matt Egan, CNN Business//April 27, 2022//

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New York (CNN) – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has contributed to an historic shock to commodity markets that will keep global prices high through the end of 2024, according to the World Bank.

The spike in energy prices over the past two years is the biggest since the 1973 oil crisis, while the jump in food prices is the most since 2008, the World Bank said Tuesday in its commodity markets outlook report.