Global growth is expected to reach 3.2 percent in 2025 and 3.1 percent in 2026 – IMF projections

Compiled By: Prince Henry Danquah, Bora Capital Advisors Ltd.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected global growth at 3.2 percent in 2025 and 3.1 percent in 2026, representing a cumulative downgrade of 0.2 percentage points from its forecast a year earlier.

In its 2025 Global Economic Outlook, the Fund attributed the downgrade to the lingering effects of recent US tariff measures, tightening fiscal conditions, and structural challenges in major economies.

According to the IMF, the initial fears of a severe global slowdown from the United States’ sweeping tariff increases have so far not materialised, largely due to targeted trade exemptions, limited retaliation from trading partners, and private sector adaptability.

Source: newsthemegh.com