IMF Chief Georgieva Highlights Strong Global Growth Amid Geopolitical Shifts
According to the Economic Desk of Webangah News Agency, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva addressed the Arab Financial Forum in Dubai, emphasizing that global growth has been remarkably strong despite profound geopolitical, trade policy, technological, and demographic shifts. Georgieva called for greater trade integration as unilateral trade agreements continue to rise.
She stated, ‘In a world of trade fragmentation, deeper commercial integration is absolutely critical. What we’ve observed this year is that trade hasn’t declined as feared. In fact, it’s growing slightly slower than global growth.’
The IMF revised its 2026 global economic forecast two weeks prior, citing sustained AI-driven investment offsets U.S. tariff-related trade barriers. The fund projects worldwide inflation will drop from 4.1% in 2025 to 3.8% in 2026 and 3.4% in 2027.
