IMF cuts West Asia, North Africa growth forecast to 1.1% over Iran war
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The International Monetary Fund sharply reduced its 2026 growth forecast for the West Asia and North Africa to 1.1% on Tuesday (April 14, 2026) as war chokes Gulf oil and gas exports.
Iran, Iraq and Qatar will be particularly hard-hit, the IMF’s World Economic Outlook warned, as it revised down its January prediction of 3.9% regional growth this year.
Published – April 14, 2026 06:55 pm IST
