IMF’s Georgieva says Mideast growth to slow in 2024 on oil cuts


FILE PHOTO: The IMF logo is seen outside the headquarters building in Washington

DUBAI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the Middle East economies are lagging below growth projections due to oil production cuts and the Israel-Gaza conflict, even as the global economic outlook remains resilient.

Despite uncertainties, “the global economy has been surprisingly resilient,” IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva told the Arab Financial Forum in Dubai, while warning of a potential wider impact on regional economies of continued conflict in Gaza.

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