As the world was still recovering from the after-effects of the COVID pandemic, Russia invaded Ukraine. Both of these events led to significant disruption in supply chains and sent shockwaves throughout the world economy and have manifested in inflation levels not seen since the 1970s. Against this backdrop, central banks have attempted to contain inflationary pressures by hiking interest rates.
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