Growth Forecast - UK suffers OECD's biggest growth downgrade as Iran war pushes up energy costs
26-03-2026 03:11
By David Milliken LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) - Britain's economic growth prospects this year received the sharpest downgrade of any major economy in the OECD's interim forecast update on Thursday ...
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