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How tariffs and other uncertainties are weighing on Middle East economies

Countries across the Middle East and North Africa face significant challenges to economic growth as the region faces economic uncertainty due to tariff measures, lower-than-recent oil prices and cuts to financial aid, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday.

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Tariffs, oil prices and other uncertainties weighing down Mideast economies, IMF says

The International Monetary Fund says that countries across the Middle East and North Africa face significant challenges to economic growth as the region faces economic uncertainty due to tariff measures, lower-than-recent oil prices and cuts to financial aid

The Independent UK

IMF Official Calls On International Community To Bring End To Lebanon Conflict

The international community should work to end the conflict in the Middle East and address the "huge" humanitarian crisis that has engulfed countries in the region, the head of the IMF's Middle East and Central Asia department said Thursday.

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Israeli airstrike reported in south Beirut; Gaza is ‘dying’, aid group chief says – as it happened

Lebanese state media report an Israeli strike hit Beirut’s southern suburbs; Doctors of the World official laments lack of action for people in Gaza

The Guardian - US

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

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.

International Business Times

IMF sees economic growth in the Mideast improving next year. But the Israel-Hamas war poses risks

The International Monetary Fund says Middle East economies are gradually recovering as external shocks from the war in Ukraine and global inflation fade

The Independent UK

Lebanon’s crisis deepens as presidential vote fails

Lebanon has been plunged deeper into crisis after Hezbollah and its allies thwarted a bid to elect a top IMF official as president.

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Lebanon’s parliament fails to elect president for 12th time

Quorum was broken after the bloc led by Hezbollah withdrew following the first round vote.

Al Jazeera

Lebanese lawmakers fail in yet another attempt to elect president, end power vacuum

Lebanese lawmakers have failed in yet another attempt to elect a president and break a seven-month power vacuum roiling the country

The Independent UK

Will the Lebanese parliament manage to elect a president today?

Lebanese Parliament meets to choose a new president after previous failures.

Al Jazeera

Lebanese Christian and opposition coalition nominate IMF's Azour for president

Lebanon's disparate opposition, independent and main Christian parties said on Sunday they had nominated IMF official Jihad Azour for the presidency in a challenge to Hezbollah-backed candidate Suleiman Franjieh.

Reuters

IMF: Gov. Strategy Helped the Saudi Economy

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirmed that government-led reforms and private investment growth in new sectors would help support non-oil economic growth in Saudi Arabia to be less dependent on oil. The Saudi economy grew 8.7 percent last year, while the real GDP during the fourth quarter of 2022 increased…

Asharq Al-Awsat

IMF says inflation to slow growth across Mideast this year

Economies across the Middle East and Central Asia will likely slow this year as persistently high inflation and rising interest rates bite into their post-pandemic gains

The Independent UK

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Led ‘Difficult Missions’

In mid-January, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, said that Saudi Arabia had become a bright spot for the world and regional economies. Speaking at a session at the World Economic Forum (Davos), Georgieva explained that when she visited Saudi Arabia, she was incredibly impressed…

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IMF Warns: MENA Region Faces 4 Challenges

Growth of the real GDP in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is projected to slow this year to 3.1 percent from 5.3 percent in the previous year, announced Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Jihad Azour. Azour added…

Reuters

Pakistan hopes to seal key IMF bailout agreement soon

Pakistan's debt continues to be sustainable, International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday, after the government reiterated it had completed all requirements to receive a critical bailout from the IMF.

Asharq Al-Awsat

IMF: Diversified Gulf Economy Improves Financial Balance

Gulf Arab oil exporters are expected, on average, to put away about 33 percent of their oil revenues over 2022-26, which will lead to an overall improvement in the financial balance, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF said in its latest report that higher oil and gas…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt Expects $12 Bn in Gas Revenues in 2022

Egypt's gas revenues are expected to reach $12 billion, and about $7 billion from oil derivatives and petrochemicals, announced petroleum minister Tarek el-Molla. Molla spoke to Skynews Arabia on Monday on the sidelines of his participation in the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC). He said that Egypt…

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The Independent UK

IMF says Mideast, North Africa economies resilient in 2022

The International Monetary Fund says the economies of Middle Eastern and North African countries were resilient in 2022, but double-digit inflation is expected to slow growth in the region next year

Asharq Al-Awsat

IMF Sees Middle East Growth at 5%

The Middle East is projected to grow at five percent this year, up from 4.1 percent in 2021.

Asharq Al-Awsat

IMF Provides Highest Financing to Arab Countries in Decades

Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said that the world was going through a delicate stage due to successive shocks and uncertainty in the global economic system. He underlined the need for international cooperation to face challenges, especially with…

The Guardian - UK

Middle East states in line for $1.3tn windfall from extra oil revenues

IMF says it expects region’s oil and gas exporters to benefit from high prices over next four years

Asharq Al-Awsat

IMF Says Ready to Begin Aid Talks with Tunisia

The International Monetary Fund is set to begin formal talks on a new financial aid package for Tunisia, to help the North African nation deal with the dire economic situation, an IMF official said Wednesday. The country has been in preliminary discussions with the global lender for a new loan…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rising Oil Prices Buy Iran Time in Nuclear Talks, Officials Say

Emboldened by an oil price surge since Russia invaded Ukraine, Iran's clerical rulers are in no rush to revive a 2015 nuclear pact with world powers to ease sanctions on its energy-reliant economy, three officials familiar with Tehran's thinking exclusively told Reuters. Last year, Tehran engaged in indirect talks with…

Reuters

Rising oil prices buy Iran time in nuclear talks, officials say

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