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Gulf Economies Recovering, but Oil Price Volatility Threatens to Weigh on Future Growth – IMF

The cities of Jubail and Yanbu Alsnaaatan testament to the durability of the expansion of the Saudi economy1
A recently released report by the IMF found that economic growth in Gulf states will recover in 2018 from a contraction last year, but that future growth remains vulnerable to volatility in crude oil prices.

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