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World Bank: 5.2% decrease in MENA economies expected in 2020

| October 19, 2020 9:30 AM

CAIRO (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic and a collapse in oil prices have affected all aspects of the Middle East and North Africa, with the region’s economies projected to contract by 5.2% in 2020, the World Bank said Monday.

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