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  "id": 9305763,
  "title": "OECD lifts 2026 global growth forecast to 2.9% despite Mideast war",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/oecd-lifts-2026-global-growth-forecast-to-2-9-despite-mideast-war",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T09:03:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
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    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40440849/oecd-lifts-2026-global-growth-forecast-to-29-despite-mideast-war"
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  "summary": "PARIS: Economic growth has remained “resilient” in many countries despite the war in the Middle East, the OECD said Wednesday as it slightly raised its GDP forecasts for the year. Global economic growth is now seen at 2.9 percent, a 0.1-point increase from estimates in June by the Paris-based group of 38 industrialised countries. Even though energy prices have soared since the United States and…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "OECD raises Korea's 2026 growth forecast to 3.7%",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/oecd-raises-koreas-2026-growth-forecast-to-3-7",
        "published": "2026-09-23T09:07:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "OECD says growth 'resilient' in 2026 despite Middle East war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/oecd-says-growth-resilient-in-2026-despite-middle-east-war",
        "published": "2026-09-23T09:49:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Global growth forecast lifted to 2.9% despite Mideast war, OECD says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/global-growth-forecast-lifted-to-2-9-despite-mideast-war-oecd-says",
        "published": "2026-09-23T10:33:00.000Z"
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