IMF Director Krishna Srinivasan warned Asian central banks at Bangkok on October 15 to act if oil-driven inflation persists, raising the Asia growth forecast to 4.8% for 2026.
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IMF Lifts 2026 Growth to 3.1% but Warns of Fraying Resilience
The IMF’s October World Economic Outlook raised 2026 global growth to 3.1 percent, driven by AI investment and durable major-economy performance, but flagged 4.7 percent inflation and a contracting Middle East.
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Developing Nations Face $400 Billion Debt Wall as Bangkok IMF Meetings Open
Low-income countries owe $400 billion in 2026 debt payments with interest exceeding 10% of revenues, the IMF warned as its Bangkok annual meetings opened.
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IMF Opens Bangkok Annual Meetings With Global Growth at 3.0% and Debt Near a Postwar High
The IMF and World Bank open their 2026 Annual Meetings in Bangkok on Monday with global growth projected at 3.0% and public debt near 100% of GDP as the Middle East conflict bites.
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IMF Chief Warns Oil Shock and Record Debt Demand a Hawkish Policy Stance
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva urged central banks to keep a prudently hawkish bias as Brent crude tops $100 and US 30-year Treasury yields hit 5.73%, with the Fund’s Bangkok meetings opening October 12.
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IMF Holds 2026 Global Growth at 3% While Lifting Inflation Forecast to 4.7%
The IMF’s July 2026 update keeps global growth unchanged at 3% but raises its inflation forecast 0.3 points to 4.7%, citing an energy shock stalling the disinflation trend.
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IMF holds global growth at 3% as war shock and AI investment pull in opposite directions
The IMF’s July update kept its 2026 global growth forecast at 3% but raised headline inflation to 4.7%, citing opposing pressures from energy disruptions in the Middle East and AI-driven demand in technology-integrated economies.
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IMF warns Iran war and tariffs are choking the global recovery
The Fund’s April 2026 World Economic Outlook identified a new combined threat to growth: persistent US tariff disputes layered on top of a Middle East energy shock that has upended the low-inflation environment central banks spent three years building.