A Russian Gas Halt Would Hit European, North Africa Economies

Economies in central and southeastern Europe, the western Balkans, North Africa, and Central Asia could see their post-COVID recovery endangered if Russian gas supply is further disrupted, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said in a new report on Tuesday. The EBRD—which tracks the economies in Central Europe and the Baltic States, Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe and the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Western Balkans, and the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean—revised down its growth estimates for all those…