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Global growth concerns to weigh on metal prices

GLOBAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE MAGAZINE
June 10, 2025
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The World Bank’s metals and minerals price index edged up by 3 percent in May, partially recovering from an 8 percent plunge in April that had erased gains from early 2025. Metal prices have recently been shaped by rising global economic uncertainty and intensifying trade tensions. Prices are expected to decline through 2025 and 2026, […]

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Shifting gears: how the private sector can be an engine of growth in MENA

GLOBAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE MAGAZINE
June 4, 2025
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The global economy is facing heightened uncertainty, clouding economic forecasts. In our recently launched April 2025 Middle East and North Africa Economic Update , we report that growth in MENA averaged a modest 1.9% in 2024 and is forecast to accelerate moderately to 2.6% in 2025. But growth forecasts for countries across the region are shadowed in […]