Strong COVID-19 vaccine rollouts in most of the Gulf and Morocco mean that remaining virus restrictions should be lifted by the end of this year, providing a boost to recoveries that, in the Gulf, will be turbo-charged by the recent OPEC+ deal to raise oil output. Elsewhere, though, vaccination programmes are progressing more slowly and fresh virus outbreaks will remain a key threat to the outlook. At the same time, many of these economies will suffer as international tourists return only slowly and officials turn back to fiscal consolidation in order to address high public debt-to-GDP ratios.
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