U.A.E. Central Bank More Pessimistic on 2019 Than IMF - Bloomberg:
Economic growth in OPEC’s third-biggest producer this year will fall far short of previous estimates and could undershoot the latest projections from the International Monetary Fund, according to the central bank of the United Arab Emirates.
Gross domestic product will expand only 2% in 2019, compared with a previous forecast for 3.5% published in March, the central bank said in its annual report. The IMF sees a pickup to 2.8% from 1.7% last year, according to its April regional economic outlook. In a May 2 statement, the fund said “growth could exceed” 2% this year and approach 3% in 2020-21.
The oil economy is set to grow 2.7%, a downward revision from 3.7%, according to the central bank. The non-oil economy will expand an estimated 1.8%, versus an earlier forecast for 3.4%, it said.
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