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Iran's economy is expected to shrink by six percent this year and inflation could reach 40 percent, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts, as the country copes with the impact of tighter U.S. sanctions.
Washington reimposed sanctions on Iran's oil exports in November following the U.S. withdrawal from a 2015 nuclear accord.
On April 21, the White House said it had decided not to renew exemptions from U.S. sanctions to buyers of Iranian oil in an effort to cut Iran's vital oil exports to zero.
Jihad Azour, IMF Middle East and Central Asia director, said on April 29 that the projection preceded the latest elimination of waivers -- meaning the situation could get even worse.
"Clearly the re-imposition of sanctions and the removal of the waivers will have additional negative impact on the Iranian economy both in terms of growth and in terms of inflation, where inflation could reach 40 percent or even more this year," Azour said.
Azour was quoted by the AFP news agency as saying that sanctions have already pushed inflation in Iran to around 50 percent.
Earlier this month, a U.S. official said that U.S. sanctions have denied Tehran more than $10 billion in oil revenue.
https://www.rferl.org/a/imf-iran-inflation-could-reach-40-percent-amid-sanctions/29909613.html
Washington reimposed sanctions on Iran's oil exports in November following the U.S. withdrawal from a 2015 nuclear accord.
On April 21, the White House said it had decided not to renew exemptions from U.S. sanctions to buyers of Iranian oil in an effort to cut Iran's vital oil exports to zero.
Jihad Azour, IMF Middle East and Central Asia director, said on April 29 that the projection preceded the latest elimination of waivers -- meaning the situation could get even worse.
"Clearly the re-imposition of sanctions and the removal of the waivers will have additional negative impact on the Iranian economy both in terms of growth and in terms of inflation, where inflation could reach 40 percent or even more this year," Azour said.
Azour was quoted by the AFP news agency as saying that sanctions have already pushed inflation in Iran to around 50 percent.
Earlier this month, a U.S. official said that U.S. sanctions have denied Tehran more than $10 billion in oil revenue.
https://www.rferl.org/a/imf-iran-inflation-could-reach-40-percent-amid-sanctions/29909613.html
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