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The International Monetary Fund has announced that it now expects Middle East and North Africa economies to grow by just 2.6 ...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded its economic growth forecast for oil exporters in the Middle East to 2.3 ...
In this special episode of The Riyal Deal on Al Arabiya News, Tom Burges Watson speaks with Jihad Azour, the IMF’s Director ...
Countries across the Middle East and North Africa face significant challenges to economic growth as the region faces economic ...
Dubai: The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it now expects Middle East and North Africa economies to grow by just 2.6% in 2025 as uncertainties stemming from a global trade war and weaker ...
In its Regional Economic Outlook report for the Middle East and Central Asia, the IMF noted a significant projected decline in growth among non-GCC oil exporters in 2025. The report said the ongoing ...
The IMF cut the 2025 outlook for oil exporters in the region to 2.3%, 1.7 percentage points lower than the fund’s forecast ...
The MENA non-oil importers are now expected to see real GDP growth of 3.4 per cent in 2025, versus an earlier forecast of 3.6 ...
Azerbaijan’s external and public debt levels remain stable and manageable, with a gradual decline in the external debt-to-GDP ...
Looking at the UAE’s retail market, the retail pipeline in Dubai remains quite limited in the short term, with around 250,000 sqm GLA expected during 2025 and 2026 combined, and that for Abu Dhabi, ...