Growth in MENA region expected to slow to 2% in 2023, IMF says

Growth in MENA region expected to slow to 2% in 2023, IMF says
MAP
Tuesday 10 October 2023 - 13:47

Growth in the region of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is forecast to slow from 5.6% in 2022 to 2% in 2023 before rebounding to 3.4% in 2024, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The forecast for 2023 is down by 0.6% from the July 2023 Update to the World Economic Outlook, the IMF said Tuesday.

Global growth is forecast to slow from 3.5% in 2022 to 3% in 2023 and 2.9% in 2024, the financial instiution pointed out in its World Economic Outllok, published on the occasion of the Annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank held in Marrakech.

The global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine remains slow and uneven, the financial instiution noted.

“Despite economic resilience earlier this year, with a reopening rebound and progress in reducing inflation from last year’s peaks, it is too soon to take comfort,” the Washington-based institution stressed.

add your comment

Terms of publication : Not to offend the writer, people, sacred things, or attack religions or the divine self, and refrain from racist incitement and insults.

Society
62% of Casablanca respondents report sexual harassment on public buses, study finds
Saturday 14 November 2026 - 22:46

62% of Casablanca respondents report sexual harassment on public buses, study finds

Politics
Lekjaa defends livestock and red meat import duty exemption as PJD warns of harm to national herd
Saturday 14 November 2026 - 21:15

Lekjaa defends livestock and red meat import duty exemption as PJD warns of harm to national herd

Sports
Spanish football federation president says hosting 2030 World Cup final in Spain is ‘non-negotiable’
Saturday 14 November 2026 - 19:01

Spanish football federation president says hosting 2030 World Cup final in Spain is ‘non-negotiable’

Politics
US ground stop leaves Royal Air Maroc flights unaffected as American carriers rebuild schedules
Saturday 14 November 2026 - 17:05

US ground stop leaves Royal Air Maroc flights unaffected as American carriers rebuild schedules