Tensions in the Middle East add uncertainty to world growth

Oct / Nov 2024 · Heightened tensions in the Middle East have increased downside risk to our global growth forecast, but have not prompted us to ...

Explainer: What Middle East conflict means for the global economy

Rising tensions in the Middle East add new uncertainties for the global ... growth next year, which the International Monetary Fund ...

How might a wider Middle East conflict affect the global economy?

An escalation of conflict in the Middle East could increase uncertainties, harming inflation reduction efforts and hurting growth.

Middle East Conflict Risks Reshaping the Region's Economies

A large-scale conflict would constitute a major economic challenge for the region. Its containment hinges on the success of international ...

Wider Middle East conflict threatens the global economy

The widening conflict in the Middle East threatens to crimp growth and stoke inflation, experts say. · Hurricane Helene is a big short-term ...

The impact of the Middle East conflict on international trade

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is adding new layers of uncertainty to the global economy. While the conflict's direct impact ...

Middle East conflict adds to economic uncertainty and volatility

Escalating tension in the Middle East adds to economic uncertainty in an already volatile financial market climate. The flare-up in conflict ...

Escalating Middle East tensions a fresh jolt to world markets | Reuters

Reports of an Israeli attack on Iranian soil that possibly drags the Middle East into a deeper conflict has jolted world markets with ...

Global Uncertainties - What Lies Ahead in the Middle East - CIRSD

This amounts to a state of sharp polarization, multiplicity of conflict-driven issues, and a multitude of competing actors dealing with the situation on an ad- ...

Modest Growth Forecast for Economies in the Middle East and North ...

... uncertainties heightened by the conflict in the region, says the World Bank in its latest semi-annual MENA Economic Update, entitled Growth ...

Modest Growth Forecast for Economies in the Middle East and North ...

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is expected to grow at 2.2% in 2024, yet the outlook remains subdued amid heightened ...

Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia

Overall, the major factors weighing on regional growth in MENA are (i) the impact of the conflict; (ii) oil production cuts (even as robust non-oil sector ...

Geopolitical Conflicts, Economic Uncertainty Darkening Sustainable ...

Rola Dashti, Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), sounded a note of alarm for her region, where “ ...

Risk of a Wider Middle East War Threatens a 'Fragile' World Economy

Fears that Israel's expanding military operations in Gaza could escalate into a regional conflict are clouding the global economy's outlook.

MENA Economic Update - World Bank

Plagued by war, violence, and low oil prices, economies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region will see growth of 2.6% in 2017, down from 3.5% in ...

Conflict and debt in the Middle East and North Africa

In addition to heightened uncertainty brought on by the conflict centred in Gaza, many countries in the region are also grappling with pre- ...

IMF downgrades global economic growth outlook, cites Mideast war ...

The world economy has lost momentum from the impact of higher interest rates, the invasion of Ukraine and widening geopolitical rifts, ...

Growth in the Middle East and North Africa - YouTube

What is the economic outlook for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)? What impacts is the conflict in the Middle East having on the ...

The Five Main Drivers of Global Economic Uncertainty

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is just one of several economic and geopolitical trends darkening the outlook for global growth.

Global economy faces new risks from Middle East crisis

A vulnerable global economy, already set to slow this year and next, is facing new challenges from an escalating war between Israel and Hamas.