FocusEconomics

🎉 Celebrating 25 Years of Economic Insights! 🎉

This year, FocusEconomics proudly marks its 25th anniversary! Since our founding in 1999, we've been committed to providing trusted, timely economic analysis and forecasts to businesses, investors, and policymakers around the world.

Over the past quarter-century, we've grown into a leading provider of economic intelligence, covering 198 countries with expert insights that help our clients make informed decisions in an ever-changing global landscape.

As we celebrate this important milestone, we want to thank our clients, partners, and colleagues for their continued support and trust. Here’s to the next 25 years of helping organizations navigate the future with confidence!

Our Consensus Forecasts for the Middle East and North Africa have been reduced dramatically so far this year. Find out more: https://www.focus-economics.com/regions/middle-east-and-north-africa/

Lithium prices should recover some ground in the coming quarters, supported by healthy demand from the electric vehicle sector, where lithium is a key input to manufacture batteries. That said, prices will remain below last year's highs due to a rapidly expanding global supply. Find out more: https://www.focus-economics.com/commodities/