As Lebanon and Iran Grapple with COVID-19, are the IMF’s Hands Tied?

European Views

The IMF’s latest World Economic Forecast bears destabilizing news for Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) economies already roiled by social and political upheaval. Egypt alone is predicted to maintain a positive growth rate this year in the face of COVID-19—the other MENA countries are facing the most severe regional recession in over forty years.


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