IMF raises 2026 global growth forecast to 3.1%

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised its 2026 global growth forecast by 0.1 percentage points to 3.1 percent, citing the resilience of the global economy in the face of higher energy costs and other shocks, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP).

In its latest World Economic Outlook report, the IMF kept its global growth forecast for 2027 unchanged at 3.4 percent.