我们正在密切关注中东地区的事态发展。到目前为止，我们已经看到贸易和经济活动受到干扰，能源价格飙升，金融市场出现波动。 局势仍在快速变化，且使本已不确定的全球经济环境变得更加严峻。现在评估该地区和全球经济受到的影响还为时过早。这种影响将取决于冲突的程度和持续时间。

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