About this episode

The episode discusses the lasting economic impacts of the Iran War on Asia, particularly in food and energy sectors.

An interim deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz offers relief, but Asia’s economic woes are far from over. Beyond the chokepoint, the conflict has forced long-lasting shifts in Asia’s food and energy flows. On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, Oanh Ha joins Odd Lots co-hosts Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal to discuss why Asia is reeling from the conflict and what the “new normal” looks like for global supply chains. Hosted by Oanh Ha; Produced by Yang Yang; Reported by Tracy Alloway, Joe Weisenthal; Edited by Patrick Hirsch, Julia Weaver. Fact-checking by Laura Newcombe; Engineering by Taka Yasuzawa. Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Oanh Ha

Guests: Tracy Alloway, Joe Weisenthal

Topics covered

• Iran War
• Asia's economy
• global supply chains
• food flows
• energy flows

Keywords

• Iran War
• Asia
• economy
• global supply chains
• food flows
• energy flows

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bloomberg

Places: Strait of Hormuz, Asia

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