UAE's growth forecast lowered by IMF

27 January 2010

The International Monetary Fund has downgraded its forecast for the UAE's economic growth in 2010 to near zero in a new report that says the country will be weighed down by Dubai World's debt restructuring and the emirate's property sector. However, while noting that Dubai's economy would continue to contract, the report said Abu Dhabi was expected to show growth.

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