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IMF cuts Middle East 2026 growth forecast to 0.7% on Hormuz closure

July 8, 2026·thenationalnews.comEconomy

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GCC CONTEXT

The Strait of Hormuz closure scenario directly pressures Gulf hydrocarbon export revenues and government fiscal balances, historically the primary driver of GCC nominal GDP and regional monetary accommodation cycles. Regional growth forecasts are structurally sensitive to oil-price assumptions and transit-route disruption scenarios, reflecting the Gulf's persistent dependency on crude exports and the upstream sector's outsized contribution to headline growth metrics. IMF revisions of this magnitude typically precede shifts in central bank policy transmission, sovereign bond spreads, and government spending trajectories across the six-member bloc.

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