Reuters reported on the possible transfer of employees in Asia to remote work.

A number of Asian countries are considering transferring employees to remote work amid the fuel crisis triggered by the conflict in the Middle East. This was reported on March 25 by the Reuters news agency.

"Asian countries are eyeing the work-from-home policy and economic stimulus measures introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, trying to cope with global fuel shortages caused by the war in Iran," the article says.

According to the agency, Asia is "at the forefront" of the fuel crisis. The region buys more than 80% of the oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz, which is almost completely blocked by Iran as part of the conflict with the United States and Israel.

Currently, no Asian country has made it mandatory to work from home, but some have already indicated that such measures are being considered.

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On March 21, the International Energy Agency (IEA) recommended that governments abandon flights whenever possible and switch to using electric stoves instead of gas stoves in order to reserve liquefied natural gas reserves.

Atif Kubursi, an economics professor at McMaster University, told Izvestia on March 18 that the conflict in the Middle East had become a serious blow to the global economy. According to the expert, this was influenced by the import tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump and the special operation of the United States and Israel on Iran, which disrupted oil supplies through the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.

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