IMF Sees Oil at $95.74 in 2026, Warns Energy Importers Face Toughest Squeeze
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IMF projects oil at $95.74 in 2026, warns energy importers of severe pressure
Washington: The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday assumed oil prices will average $95.74 a barrel this year, up from $67.74 in 2025, and warned that energy-importing countries with little stake in the technology boom face "the most difficult configuration.” In its October 2026 World Economic Outlook, the IMF said the assumed price, based on futures markets, eases to $87.39 a barrel in 2027. The benchmark is a simple average of Brent, Dubai…
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts that the average price of a barrel (159 liters) of oil will reach $95.74 (85.63 euros) this year and fall to $87.39 in 2027. This forecast is included in the autumn outlook for the world economy, published by the fund on Tuesday. This is reported by the TASS agency. “The average...
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According to the fund's estimates, the price of the barrel of oil, which the IMF calculates as a simple average of the prices of the most popular stamps — Brent, Dubai Fateh and WTI — will rise to $95.74 in 2026 (in 2025 it was $67.74).
The International Monetary Fund raises its oil forecasts to $95.74 in 2026 and $87.39 in 2027, in the face of geopolitical tensions and supply restrictions that threaten to prolong inflationary pressure.
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