The renewed attacks by the US and Iran risk prolonging the Gulf economies' downturns by pushing back recoveries in oil output and in non-oil sectors. On top of this, the risk of disruptions to pipeline energy flows has increased in light of developments in Yemen. We currently expect GDP in the Gulf economies to contract by 5-6% over this year as a whole but the risk of an even steeper drop in output is growing.
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