Least Developed Countries

Energy, Oil & Gas

'When Strait of Hormuz is strangled, the world's poorest cannot breathe'

Tue, 02 Jun 2026

Nearly one billion people living in the world's most vulnerable economies could face higher living costs, inflation and slower growth as disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz drive up global oil prices, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has warned.