Economy
IMF sees resilient but increasingly uneven global growth amid rising risks
The IMF projects global growth of 3.1% this year and 3.4% next year, but says resilience is increasingly uneven. Economies benefiting from AI investment or favorable trade conditions are outperforming, while many energy-importing and lower-income countries face greater pressure. The fund expects inflation to reach 4.7% this year as energy and food prices rise. It warns that shrinking policy buffers, higher bond yields, renewed trade tensions and disappointing AI productivity could weaken the outlook.
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What matters
- The IMF forecasts 3.1% global growth this year and 3.4% next year.
- Inflation is projected to reach 4.7% this year, partly because of higher energy and food prices.
- The report identifies Middle East tensions, sovereign borrowing costs and trade disputes as downside risks.
- The IMF calls for rebuilding fiscal space and improving energy security and AI readiness.
Context & caveats
- These are IMF projections and risks, not established outcomes.
- The supplied material summarizes the report rather than providing its full country-level analysis.
Why this made the edition
A timely IMF outlook provides concrete global growth, inflation and downside-risk projections, with useful caveats about uneven performance and uncertainty.
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