Mideast In 'Shadow Of Uncertainty' Due To Regional Conflicts: IMF

The IMF has pared back its economic growth outlook for the Middle East and North Africa, senior Fund official Jihad Azour says (Credit: AFP)

Economies in the Middle East and North Africa face a "shadow of uncertainty" from ongoing tensions in the region, a senior IMF official told AFP on Thursday.

"We are in a context where the overall outlook is cast into shadows," the International Monetary Fund's director for the Middle East and Central Asia department, Jihad Azour, said in an interview in Washington.