IMF says oil-exporting economies face contraction in 2026, predicts strong rebound in 2027

Oil-exporting economies directly affected by energy and trade disruptions stemming from the war in the Middle East are expected to contract significantly in 2026 before recovering strongly in 2027 as production and trade gradually return to normal, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast. Jihad Azour, director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia … The post IMF says oil-exporting economies face contraction in 2026, predicts strong rebound in 2027 appeared first on Times Kuwait .