{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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The strategic waterway previously handled a fifth of global oil and LNG trade, but regional conflicts have highlighted the risks of dependence.","category":"Business & Economy","area":"Middle East","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T11:25:28.616Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-20T10:27:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-20T12:15:15.531Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":65,"hype":30,"notes":{"trust":"Two full reports and six digests corroborate the central claim, with figures attributed to HSBC and MEED.","critic":"Two full reports provide detail, while digests offer less depth. Affected parties are not quoted.","hype":"Headlines are largely factual, with mild emphasis on the potential redundancy of the Strait of Hormuz."}},"tags":["#StraitOfHormuz","#GlobalTrade","#InfrastructureInvestment","#MiddleEastEconomy","#HSBC"],"entities":["Georges Elhedery","HSBC Group","Strait of Hormuz","Middle East","North Africa","Turkey","World Bank","Saudi Arabia","Houthis"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Investments in alternative logistics routes could make the Strait of Hormuz redundant in five years, according to HSBC Group Chief Executive Georges Elhedery.","The Strait of Hormuz previously carried a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas trade.","The Middle East, North Africa and Turkey have a $1.4 trillion pipeline of planned but unawarded infrastructure projects.","The World Bank forecasts a 1.3% economic contraction in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan region this year."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"HSBC Group Chief Executive Georges Elhedery stated that investments in alternative logistics routes could make the Strait of Hormuz redundant within five years. The strategic waterway previously handled a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas trade. Elhedery made these remarks on Tuesday during the HSBC Future Forum event in Dubai, noting that regional conflicts have highlighted the risks of dependence on the strait. He added that the region would need substantial investment to recover and continue growing."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Middle East, North Africa and Turkey have a $1.4 trillion pipeline of infrastructure projects that have been planned but not yet awarded, according to an HSBC report citing data from MEED. These projects are part of efforts by Gulf nations to develop energy pipelines connecting production centres to ports, potentially allowing shipments to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. A recent HSBC survey indicated that business leaders and institutional investors still consider the Gulf an attractive investment hub."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"However, the economic outlook for the wider region has weakened. The World Bank forecast a 1.3% economic contraction in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan region this year, attributed to the ongoing conflict. This contraction is expected to be followed by a strong but uneven recovery in 2027. The Saudi Arabia investment conference, which Elhedery was expected to attend, was postponed to 2027 following strikes by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on infrastructure project value"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Times of India and The Economic Times reported that the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey have a $1.4 trillion pipeline of planned but unawarded infrastructure projects, citing an HSBC report. Ekonomim.com, however, reported that the total value of planned infrastructure projects in the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey has reached $872 billion, also citing an HSBC report."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the centre or right-rated reports mention the World Bank's forecast of a 1.3% economic contraction in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan region this year. The unrated digest from Independent Urdu included a detail about Tehran announcing the closure of the Strait of Hormuz on February 28, 2026, after attacks by the US and Israel, which was not present in any other report."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"Live Mint","url":"https://livemint.com/news/world/can-strait-of-hormuz-become-redundant-in-5-years-as-iran-war-drags-on-here-are-the-alternate-routes-for-gulf-states-11792496619136.html","headline":"Can Strait of Hormuz become ‘redundant’ in 5 years as Iran war drags on? 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