The International Monetary Fund has updated the forecast of economic growth in Azerbaijan this year.

"APA-Economics" informs that the Fund predicted the growth of the real gross domestic product in Azerbaijan by 2.5% this year.

The International Monetary Fund also announced that inflation in Azerbaijan is expected to be around 10.8% this year.

It should be noted that before that, the IMF announced that it lowered the economic growth forecast for the Middle East and Central Asia region, where Azerbaijan is located, from 5.3% to 3.2%.