Austria started to slowly recover in 2025 after two years of recession, but the energy shock due to the Middle East conflict is weighing on the outlook. A large and complex banking sector with ...

The 2023 Article IV Consultation discusses that Saudi Arabia was the fastest growing G20 economy in 2022. The Saudi unemployment rate is at a historical low. Amid an increase in labor force ...

Economic growth will remain positive in 2026, but slow to 0.6 percent as higher energy prices weigh on consumption. Growth is expected to recover gradually thereafter, with a stronger rebound expected ...

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The largest disruption to the global oil market in decades should have sent prices soaring. But after spiking at the start of the war in the Middle East, crude prices soon settled in a range of $90 to ...

The UAE economy has shown remarkable resilience to the conflict in the Middle East, supported by strong buffers, timely and well-targeted policy response including by the government and the CBUAE ...

The war in the Middle East is expected to weigh on growth, slowing it to 2.6 percent in 2026, and to raise inflation to an average of 5.4 percent.

The UK economy has remained resilient, but the war in the Middle East has dampened near-term growth prospects. Growth is projected to slow to 1.0 percent in 2026 before gradually recovering as the ...

Summary of discussions Agenda (GFSAC 2026/01/01) Discussion Notes- Papers DN 2.21- Social Security Schemes DN23 Employee Benefits-Defined Benefit Schemes DN 2.6 Further defining and subclassifying ...

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Mr. Torres, Mission Chief for El Salvador, issued a statement following in person and virtual discussions over the past months with the Salvadoran authorities on the second review of the 40-month ...