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Asia energy crisis at ‘worst’ case scenario, ADB warns

Multilateral lender says 15 countries have requested $4bn in emergency support due to war in Iran

!Drivers wait in a queue to refuel auto rickshaws at a fuel station on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka

*Countries in Asia such as Sri Lanka, which rely on energy imports from the Middle East, have suffered fuel shortages

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