Post-COVID Mideast economies look to the Gulf and Egypt
The region took a hard hit from the pandemic, and it’s far from over, but Egypt and Saudi Arabia are managing better than expected.
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The beginning of the end of the COVID downturn?
The latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) "World Economic Outlook" report this week signals that the transition to the post-COVID economy may come sooner, and with more firepower, than the previous estimate just three months ago.