Antigua Cuts 2026 Growth Forecast to 4% Amid Rising Fuel Costs and Global Tensions

Antigua and Barbuda has lowered its 2026 GDP growth forecast from six percent to approximately four percent, with Prime Minister Gaston Browne citing Middle East tensions and rising global fuel and food prices as the primary drivers of the revision.

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