# IMF raises 2026 global growth forecast to 3.1%

https://mins.news/en/item/99055

- CGTN, 2026-10-13 03:53 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-13/IMF-raises-2026-global-growth-forecast-to-3-1--1RcEPm28WWI/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> The IMF raised its 2026 global growth forecast by 0.1 percentage point to 3.1%. It expects growth to ease from 3.5% in 2025, then recover to 3.4% in 2027. Global headline inflation is projected to rise to 4.7% in 2026 before declining to 4.1% in 2027.

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