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Omicron puts a small bump on the road to recovery

December’s batch of whole economy PMIs showed that activity in non-oil sectors in the Gulf softened due to the uncertainty created by the emergence of the Omicron variant. Restrictions have been tightened in recent weeks, but the experience from other countries is that the economic hit may prove short-lived.

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