Monday 29, October 2012 by Isla MacFarlane

IMF: Gulf Arab states must trim spending growth

In a new report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns that Arab oil exporting countries in the Gulf could see their combined surplus turn into a deficit around 2017 unless they reign in government spending plans

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Economics IMF updates on Iraq economy

Recent macroeconomic developments have been broadly positive in Iraq. Economic growth in Iraq reached 8.4 per cent in 2012 and… read more