War in the Middle East is deepening global inequality, IMF says

War in the Middle East is deepening global inequality, IMF says Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 10/13/2026 - 11:50 International Monetary Fund also points to destabilising impact of AI, as economic leaders meet in Bangkok Children pose for a photo in a makeshift camp for people displaced by clashes between Iran-aligned Houthi fighters and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces, near Aden, Yemen, 7 October 2026 (Reuters) Off Wars across the Middle East are deepening global inequality, the International Monetary Fund w