Iraq, Iran, Algeria, Bahrain, live beyond their means, spending more than they earn
cnn / Simeon Kerr, FT.com
12-Nov-2012 (one comment)

(Financial Times) -- Economies across the Middle East need to introduce fiscal restraint and deeper reform to safeguard their futures, says the International Monetary Fund.

The IMF's biannual regional economic outlook projects growth in the Middle East and north Africa of 5.1 per cent in 2012 -- up from 3.3 per cent in 2011. But next year, growth is forecast to slow to 3.6 per cent as oil production remains flat.

The IMF urged both the region's wealthier oil exporters and struggling oil importers, including transitional states recovering from revolutions of the "Arab spring", to make policy changes to strengthen their economies and deliver more equitable outcomes for their people.

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Darius Kadivar

IMF warns Middle East on need to reform

by Darius Kadivar on Mon Nov 12, 2012 03:07 AM PST

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • IMF: Economies across the Middle East need to introduce fiscal restraint and deeper reform
  • IMF urged both the region's wealthier oil exporters and struggling oil importers to make policy changes
  • Next year, regional growth is forecast to slow to 3.6 per cent as oil production remains flat


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