AMMAN / NEW YORK , April 1 (IPS) - New estimates by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) suggest the military escalation in the Middle East, now into its fifth week, may cost economies in the region from 3.7 to 6.0 percent of their collective Gross Domestic Product (GDP).Read the full story, “Escalation in Middle East Reverses more than a Year of Economic Growth in the Region”, on globalissues.org →