In 2024, with interest rates, wages and prices all higher than before the pandemic, Middle East and Africa consumers and businesses will be mindful of how to prioritize their spending and investment.

The backdrop, however, remains one of consumer empowerment with moderating inflation and strong labor markets, in which households are finding their equilibrium by carefully balancing prices and priorities.

In this session Natalia Lechmanova, from the Mastercard Economics, will present the Middle East and Africa economic outlook for consumers, and examine how these shifting economic conditions will balance out.

Watch this session and learn:

• The Middle East and Africa economic outlook
• The fundamentals underlying the Middle East and Africa consumer
• The impact of inflation and interest rates
• Diverging industry trends

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