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World Bank says war shocks to drag on Asian economies

FILE- Shoppers visit a popular retail street in Beijing on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. Disruptions to supplies of commodities, financial strains and higher prices are among the shocks from the war in Ukraine that will slow economies in Asia in coming months, the World Bank says in a report released Tuesday, April 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) FILE - Motorists drive past a fuel price display in Sydney, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Disruptions to supplies of commodities, financial strains and higher prices are among the shocks from the war in Ukraine that will slow economies in Asia in coming months, the World Bank says in a report released Tuesday, April 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File) FILE - A man watches a screen showing a news item featuring Russian President Vladimir Putin on the facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Disruptions to supplies of commodities, financial strains and higher prices are among the shocks from the war in Ukraine that will slow economies in Asia in coming months, the World Bank says in a report released Tuesday, April 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File) FILE - A man wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks across a bridge in Tokyo, March 25, 2022. Disruptions to supplies of commodities, financial strains and higher prices are among the shocks from the war in Ukraine that will slow economies in Asia in coming months, the World Bank says in a report released Tuesday, April 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File) FILE - Sri Lankans protest demanding president Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, April 4, 2022. Sri Lanka's president on Monday invited all political parties represented in Parliament to accept ministries after his Cabinet resigned amid public protests over the country's worst economic crisis. Disruptions to supplies of commodities, financial strains and higher prices are among the shocks from the war in Ukraine that will slow economies in Asia in coming months, the World Bank says in a report released Tuesday, April 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)