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IMF Forecasts Economic Contraction in the Middle East Amid Regional Tensions
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sharply downgraded its 2026 economic outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia, projecting a 0.3 percent contraction as the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran disrupts energy production and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. In its latest World Economic Outlook, released on Tuesday, October 13, […]
The International Monetary Fund has forecast that the highest economic growth in the region will be observed only in Kyrgyzstan.
Rome, 13 Oct. (askanews) Israel stands out as the only country directly or indirectly involved in the conflict in the Middle East to show all positive macroeconomic indicators, in the latest forecasts of the International Monetary Fund. The worst picture is instead by far that of Iran: economic recession and hyperinflation; but also several other major exporters of crude oil [...]
The International Committee of the Red Cross warns about the urgency of a de-escalation of the conflict. Middle East growth forecasts have been revised downwards by the IMF due to the war. Find out more about the conflict in the Middle East this Tuesday 13 October.
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