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The Times Kuwait Report
After a resilient start in the first-half of 2025, global economic growth appeared to moderate by year end. The robust resilience witnessed in the first six months is now largely attributed to temporary factors such as the front-loading of trade, investment, and inventory management strategies, rather than core strengths in the global economy. With uncertainty about the stability and trajectory of the world economy remaining acute, global growth in 2026 is forecast to be subdued.
Despite tariff shocks…
