In 2025, fragile and conflict-affected (FCS) included 38 economies that are home to 1 billion people. The recent shocks have intensified fragility-related pressures even in more stable economies. This ...

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Halyna Popriadukhina has fled her home three times as Russian troops have marched deeper into eastern Ukraine during four years of war.