Economic growth in Jordan has been sluggish for the best part of a decade and the outlook doesn't look much brighter. While the renewed IMF programme will help to contain external strains, the Israel-Hamas conflict will weigh on the crucial tourism sector and a rising government debt-to-GDP ratio will require a hefty fiscal squeeze to bring it back down. All told, our GDP growth forecasts for this year and next are below consensus.
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