Global uncertainty to hinder recovery of Finnish economy: financial group


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  • Friday, 24 Jan 2025

HELSINKI, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- OP Financial Group of Finland on Thursday downgraded its forecast for Finnish economic growth, citing increased global political uncertainty.

In a press release, OP's economists lowered the growth forecast for the Finnish economy in 2025 from the 2.0 percent predicted in October 2024, to 1.7 percent. However, OP said the growth of Finland's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2026 will reach 1.5 percent, higher than an earlier forecast of 1.3 percent.

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