The IMF did not change its forecasts: The Montenegrin economy will grow at a rate of 3,2 percent this year and next...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) did not change the growth rates of the Montenegrin economy in its latest report compared to previous forecasts from April.

In a new report on the world economic outlook, which the Mina-business agency had access to, the IMF estimated that the Montenegrin economy will grow at rates of 3,2 percent this year and next, and three percent in 2030, which is the same as in the April forecasts.

The World Economic Outlook (WEO) is the IMF's main semi-annual report on the state and prospects of the world economy. It is published in April and October.

According to a new report, the eurozone economy is expected to grow by 1,2 percent this year, 0,2 percentage points stronger than forecast in July.

Next year, activity in the area of ​​application of the common European currency should increase by 1,1 percent, according to their new calculations, 0,1 percentage point lower than they forecast two and a half months ago.

The IMF only publishes forecasts for the world economy and for major economies and regions in the summer, SEEbiz reports.

Among the four largest economies in the eurozone, activity in Spain is expected to grow by far the strongest this year, at 2,9 percent, according to the IMF. Next year, growth is expected to slow to two percent, according to their calculations.

IMF experts predict very modest growth for the eurozone's largest economy, Germany, at 0,2 percent, just 0,1 percentage point higher than they had calculated in July. Growth should accelerate to 0,9 percent next year.

The French economy is expected to grow by 0,7 percent this year, and Italy by 0,5 percent. Activity is expected to pick up slightly next year, to 0,9 percent in France and 0,8 percent in Italy, new IMF calculations show.