IMF slightly raises forecast for 2026 global growth to 3.1%, citing ‘resilience’ to shocks
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Published – October 13, 2026 08:41 am IST – Bangkok
Director of the Research Department at the IMF Silvana Tenreyro, Deputy Director of the Research Department at the IMF Petya Koeva-Brooks, Division Chief at the Research Department of the IMF Deniz Igan and IMF Communications Officer Jose Luis De Haro attend a press briefing during the IMF/World Bank 2026 Annual Meetings at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok, Thailand.
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The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday (October 13, 2026) raised its forecast for global economic growth in 2026 by 0.1 percentage point to 3.1%, citing "resilience" in the face of high energy costs and other shocks.
In its World Economic Outlook report, the Fund left its forecast for 2027 global growth unchanged at 3.4%.
For the United States, the IMF left its 2026 growth forecast unchanged, but lifted the 2027 projection for GDP growth in the world's largest economy to 2.3%.
Published – October 13, 2026 08:41 am IST
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