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Israel 2014 Growth Forecast Cut to 2.5% on Gaza at Meitav Dash 2014-08-10 11:34:02.647 GMT
By Alisa Odenheimer Aug. 10 (Bloomberg) -- GDP forecast cut by 0.5 percentage point, economist Alex Zabezhinsky says in e-mailed report. * Govt 2014 deficit may be as high as 3.5% GDP vs 3% target * Meitav Dash reiterates 2015 GDP growth at 3%; 2015 deficit forecast at 3.5% vs 2.5% target * A prolonged “war of attrition” would cause deeper damage to growth, similar to impact of second Palestinian uprising
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