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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international financial institution and a specialized agency of the United Nations, headquartered in Washington, D.C. It consists of 191 member countries, and its stated mission is "working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world". The IMF acts as a lender of last resort to its members experiencing actual or potential balance of payments crises.
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Oman is forecast to be the only GCC economy to maintain positive growth in 2026, expanding by 4.1%, as the Middle East war and disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz push its regional neighbours into economic contraction, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).