Forecast for this year downgraded to 2. 5% and inflation expected to jump as a result of war in the Middle East Global economic growth will slow to 2. 5% this year as a result of the war in the Middle East – the weakest since the Covid pandemic – as inflation and borrowing costs rise, the World B...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/11/global-growth-slow-lowest-level-pandemic-world-bank)