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IMF: Connectivity, Reforms Key to Expanding GCC-Central Asia Trade

By Aida Haidar on 9 July 2026

ASTANA — Trade and investment between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and countries in the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) remain below their potential despite growing economic complementarities, according to a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) paper presented during a July 7 virtual launch event. The paper, Strengthening GCC-CCA...