United Nations: The Middle East war may engulf Arab countries' economic growth in 2025

法新社
2026.04.01 04:40
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The United Nations warns that the war in the Middle East could erase the economic growth of Arab countries from last year and lead to a severe contraction of the Iranian economy. A report from the United Nations Development Programme indicates that the region's GDP is expected to decline by 3.7% to 6.0%, resulting in losses of approximately $120 billion to $194 billion, which could exceed the entire economic growth of the region by 2025. The report also shows that Iran's GDP may decline by 8.8% to 10.4%, pushing 3.5 million to 4.1 million people into poverty, with the poverty rate potentially rising to 41%