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  "id": 14108644,
  "title": "IMF edges up 2026 global growth to 3.1%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/imf-edges-up-2026-global-growth-to-3-1",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-13T02:26:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/imf-edges-up-2026-global-growth-forecast-to-3-1-but-warns-economy-is-vulnerable-to-setbacks-from-both-directions/articleshow/134906098.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The International Monetary Fund has raised its 2026 global growth projection to 3.1%, up 0.1 percentage point from its July forecast. However, the outlook remains uncertain as the economy absorbs the impact of the Middle East war and energy shocks. Oil inventories are dwindling and government budgets are stretched, leaving little room for error if another shock occurs.\n\nGeopolitics and technology are reshaping the global economy, pulling growth in different directions. Countries with strong technology supply chains and limited exposure to the energy shock are seeing their activity hold up or strengthen. On the other hand, energy importers with little link to the technology chain face higher import bills, currency pressure, and weaker real incomes.\n\nAdvanced economies are projected to grow 2.1% in 2026 and 1.8% in 2027, while emerging market and developing economies are expected to slow to 3.7% in 2026, before recovering to 4.4% in 2027. The US growth forecast for 2026 remains unchanged at 2.3%, while the euro area and UK forecasts have been upgraded to 1.1% and 1.3% respectively, compared to April.\n\nDespite the AI boom, which boosts investment, exports, and asset prices in technology-linked economies, it also adds risks. Inflation is projected to rise from 4.1% in 2025 to 4.7% in 2026, before easing to 4.1% in 2027. Public debt is high and rising, with advanced economies' debt projected to increase from 108% of GDP in 2025 to 115% by 2031, and emerging and developing economies' debt from 74% to 84% of GDP.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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