Economy

IMF Lowers Growth Forecast for Gulf Cooperation Council in 2023

IMF Lowers Growth Forecast for Gulf Cooperation Council in 2023

The International Monetary Fund indicated on Wednesday that it has "lowered its GDP growth forecast for the 2023 oil and gas-exporting Gulf Cooperation Council countries to 0.5%, down from the 1.5% it projected in October." The fund stated that "the overall growth for the GCC countries has been significantly adjusted downwards to 0.5% in 2023... reflecting oil production cuts, before gradually recovering to 2.7% in 2024 as the effects of the production cuts fade."

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