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Podcast: Beyond Currency
Episode: 8th March 2022 - Energy sanctions would hit growth
Description: "Even before Russia invaded Ukraine, the UK economy was predicted to slow this year as the Bank of England began a programme of interest rate hikes to try to combat rising inflation.
Now fears of a global recession are rising as the price of energy rises again and discussions over a ban on purchase of Russian oil and gas continue.
Yesterday, Boris Johnson spoke of his belief that the UK should continue to buy Russian oil and gas, due mainly to the fact that there was no alternative.
It is hard to reconcile what is happening now in Ukraine with...