IMF „spoils“ forecasts for Serbia

The International Monetary Fund forecasts a 3.5 percent growth in Serbia’s gross domestic product this year and a four percent growth in 2023.

Serbia’s growth forecast for the current year is one percentage point lower than the IMF’s projection from October last year, when the growth forecast was 4.5 percent, while the forecast for 2023 remained unchanged.

In the latest April World Economic Outlook Report, which is currently being presented, the IMF estimates that inflation in our country will be 7.7% this year and 4.7% next year.

Unemployment almost 10%

It also forecasts an increase in Serbia’s current account deficit to 6.1 percent in 2022 and to 6.7 percent next year.

The IMF expects Serbia’s unemployment rate to be 9.9 percent in the current year and to decline to 9.7 percent next year.

The International Monetary Fund lowered the global growth forecast to 3.6% for 2022 and 2023.

This is by 0.8 percentage points, i.e. by 0.2 percentage points less, respectively, than predicted in January.

Izvor: RTS

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