An Iranian worker follows the production line at the Kaveh Glass Factory in Saveh on October 14, 2026. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images)

This photo shows a furnace at the Kaveh Glass Factory in Saveh on October 14, 2026. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images)

IMF Middle East and Central Asia Department Deputy Director Subir Lall speaks during the Regional Economic Outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia press briefing at the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok on October 15, 2026. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP via Getty Images)

IMF Middle East and Central Asia Department Deputy Director Taline Koranchelian speaks during the Regional Economic Outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia press briefing at the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok on October 15, 2026. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP via Getty Images)

IMF Communications Officer Angham Al Shami moderates during the Regional Economic Outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia press briefing at the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok on October 15, 2026. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP via Getty Images)

IMF Middle East and Central Asia Department Director Jihad Azour speaks during the Regional Economic Outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia press briefing at the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok on October 15, 2026. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP via Getty Images)

IMF Middle East and Central Asia Department Deputy Director Athanasios Arvanitis speaks during the Regional Economic Outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia press briefing at the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok on October 15, 2026. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP via Getty Images)

(L-R) IMF Communications Officer Angham Al Shami, IMF Middle East and Central Asia Department Director Jihad Azour, IMF Middle East and Central Asia Department Deputy Director Taline Koranchelian, IMF Middle East and Central Asia Department Deputy Director Subir Lall and IMF Middle East and Central Asia Department Deputy Director Athanasios Arvanitis attend the Regional Economic Outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia press briefing at the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok on October 15, 2026. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP via Getty Images)