Azour said Egypt’s policy response has been “notable” in its efforts to manage spillovers from the conflict, speaking at the launch of the IMF’s April 2026 Regional Economic Outlook on the sidelines of the Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank.
The Egyptian Center for Strategic Studies (ECSS) revealed in a research paper published on the tensions in the Middle East resulting from the Iranian attack, which is expected to have repercussions on global energy markets.
Their discussions occurred during a meeting on Saturday at the joint Arab-Islamic summit in Riyadh.
