UK to be second weakest performer of world’s big economies next year – OECD

Most countries' forecasts cut as Ukraine war prompts largest energy crisis since the 1970s'

The UK will be the second weakest performer of the world's big economies next year as the global economy continues to suffer the knock-on effects of the biggest energy shock in four decades, a leading international institution has warned.

The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said only Russia of the members of the G20 group of leading developed and developing nations would suffer a bigger contraction than Britain in 2023.