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“We have not only rebounded, but bounced forward from economic contraction ……”

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ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Dec. 5, CMC – Prime Minister Gaston Brown on Thursday presented the National Budget for 2025 under the theme: “Creating a Resilient, Harmonious, and Prosperous Nation.”

Browne, who is also the Minister of Finance  noted that the country continued to  achieve remarkable real GDP growth of at least six per cent in 2024, surpassing the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) global growth projection of 3.2 per cent, adding that the  performance outstrips major economies such as the United States, the Euro area, and the United Kingdom.

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