OGResearch Macro Portal Newsletter -- February 2025

 

February 3, 2025

Armenia

  • New mining capacities and a dynamic ICT sector ensure favorable growth prospect
  • Inflation will recover in the coming months due to overheated domestic demand and the weakening currency
  • Fading benefits of re-exports to Russia will weaken external balance and increase pressure on dram

Azerbaijan

  • Fading tailwinds from expanding public expenditures and rising credit will slow down growth notably
  • The underlying price pressures are weak, we expect inflation to remain low
  • The de-facto peg will remain in place, supported by large forex buffers

Uzbekistan

  • The long-term country outlook is optimistic due to strong foreign investment and gradual economic transformation
  • Inflation will be elevated until mid-2026, driven by utility price adjustment
  • The CBU will keep weakening the currency to avoid pressures and support export revenue

Read the forecasts in details on our Macro Portal.

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Forecast updates in February:

  • Angola
  • Madagascar
  • Papua New Guinea