MNA � In its latest report, International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thu. predicted that Iran�s economic growth will be positive as of 2020 after elapsing two tough economic years.

IMF put Iran�s economic growth in the current year in 2019 at -6 percent.

According to statistics, in its latest report of World Economic Outlook, IMF forecast gross domestic product (GDP) of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 2019 at -6 percent in 2019.

Accordingly, the international monetary body put Iran�s economic growth rate in 2018 at -3.9 percent, the figure of which hit -6 percent in the current year in 2019 following the exacerbation and intensification of US unilateral sanctions imposed against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

However, IMF predicted that Iran�s economy will experience a 0.2 percent growth by 2020.

Discharge of impact of sanctions will play a leading role in positivity of Iran�s economic growth in coming year, so that such positive economic growth of the country will continue at least by 2024.