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This comes as Russia's attack on Ukraine propels energy and grain prices to all-time highs, driving up the cost of packaged goods

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has propelled energy and grain prices to all-time highs, driving up the cost of packaged goods, felt particularly acutely in parts of Asia and North Africa.

Seyda Bal, who works at a bank in Istanbul, is so anxious about the rising price of groceries that shes lapsed into a pandemic-era habit: hoarding packaged goods like coffee and toilet paper.

By Richa Naidu, Canan Sevgili and Olzhas Auyezov LONDON/GDANSK/KAZAKHSTAN (Reuters) - Seyda Bal, who works at a bank in Istanbul, is so anxious about ...