UN agency forecasts slower global growth due to energy shock
Most outlets reported the UN agency's projection of slower global economic growth in 2026, citing the energy shock from the Middle East crisis as the primary cause. Both excerpts led with the 2.6% growth forecast and attributed the slowdown to rising energy costs, with similar phrasing and emphasis on the impact of the regional conflict.
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Global growth set to cool to 2.6% on energy shock,...
Global growth is on course to ease to 2.6% this year, a UN agency said, blaming soaring energy costs from the war in the Middle East.
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World economic growth to slow to 2.6% in 2026, UN trade body says
Global economic growth will likely slow to 2.6% in 2026, down from 2.9% last year, as the energy shock from the crisis in the Middle East is putting the global economy to the test, the United Nations agency for trade and development said on Friday. Trade in goods and services is expected to expand by 4% in constant prices, after global trade reached a record $35 trillion in 2025, but the projec...
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