The note added that the war between Russia and Ukraine is an unfortunate development, particularly for those directly affected by the violence, and has had far-reaching effects on people’s cost of living across the globe in both rich countries and in more vulnerable emerging economies. Largely because of the abundance of natural resources in both countries directly involved in the armed conflict, annualized inflation has risen to 9.8% globally compared to 5.7% at the end of last year and a five-year average rate of 4.6%.