Iceland's GDP growth forecast slows to 0.1 pct for 2024


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  • Tuesday, 05 Nov 2024

HELSINKI, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Iceland's economy is expected to grow by a mere 0.1 percent in 2024, a sharp drop from an earlier forecast of 0.9 percent, Statistics Iceland announced Monday.

While the country's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 5 percent in 2023, the first half of this year saw a contraction of 1.9 percent, mainly due to declining foreign trade and a slump in marine exports.

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