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World Bank expects six Western Balkan economies to grow 3.2% collectively in 2025

By Thomson Reuters Apr 28, 2025 | 3:09 AM

SARAJEVO (Reuters) -Economic growth in the six Western Balkans countries is projected to moderately slow down in 2025 due to weaker external demand and global economic uncertainty, the World Bank said in a bi-annual report made public on Monday.

Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia will collectively grow 3.2% in 2025, 0.5 percentage points below its previous projections, the report said. The region’s growth is expected to accelerate to 3.5% in 2026.

(Reporting by Daria Sito-Sucic; Editing by Toby Chopra)