The region’s recovery is set to falter in 2019 and growth is likely to be weaker than most expect. Low oil prices shouldn’t cause major balance sheet strains in the Gulf, but tighter fiscal policy and oil output cuts will cause economic growth to weaken. Elsewhere, fragile balance sheets in some of the smaller economies are a growing source of concern. The outlook is brightest in Egypt and Morocco.
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