IMF says AI investment keeps global growth around 3%

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva called AI a 'slow-moving tsunami' that could reshape jobs, growth, education and tax revenues as economies shift from labour to capital. (EPA Images pic) BANGKOK: Strong investment in AI infrastructure is keeping global growth at around 3%, yielding major benefits for many Asian economies that supply the hardware, such as Thailand, International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday. (Free Malaysia Today, 15:20)

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  Free Malaysia Today·News·EN·12 Oct, 15:20 MYT

  IMF says AI investment keeps global growth around 3%

  IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva called AI a 'slow-moving tsunami' that could reshape jobs, growth, education and tax revenues as economies shift from labour to capital. (EPA Images pic) BANGKOK: Strong investment in AI infrastructure is keeping global growth at around 3%,…

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  Astro Awani (EN)·News·EN·12 Oct, 15:35 MYT

  IMF says AI investment keeps global growth around 3%, with major Asia benefits

  IMF says AI is boosting growth worldwide but warns it could reshape jobs and widen economic gaps if left unchecked.

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  Free Malaysia Today·News·EN·13 Oct, 13:00 MYT

  AI boom bolstered growth in global trade, benefiting China and India, says IMF

  Global trade grew 8.3% between 2023 and 2025, boosted by a 29% surge in AI-related trade, without which growth would have been just 4.6%. (Envato Elements pic) BANGKOK: The strong demand for AI has bolstered growth in China, India and other Asian countries and outpaced the…

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  Free Malaysia Today·News·EN·16 Oct, 16:58 MYT

  AI risks may eclipse benefits without safeguards, says IMF chief

  Kristalina Georgieva said AI was already boosting the global economy but warned it could trigger economic shocks if productivity gains fell short of expectations. (EPA Images pic) BANGKOK: The risks of artificial intelligence may exceed its opportunities if no adequate…

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  Free Malaysia Today·News·EN·17 Oct, 20:24 MYT

  Leaders weigh ‘huge benefit’, risks of AI for global economy

  IMF chief economist Silvana Tenreyro noted this week that global trade rose 8.3% between 2023 and 2025 – a figure she said would be closer to 4.6% without AI-related products. (AFP pic) BANGKOK: The artificial intelligence boom has been a key driver of global growth but also…

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  investinglive.com·News·EN·13 Oct, 12:00 MYT

  Just 32 countries now drive 95% of global growth as AI widens the gap, IMF warns

  Just 32 countries now drive 95% of global growth as AI widens the gap, IMF warns Summary - The IMF raised its 2026 global growth forecast to 3.1% from 3.0% as AI investment offsets the Middle East energy shock, but warned risks are tilted to the downside, with Gulf economies…

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• ianslive.in·News·EN·13 Oct, 13:30 MYT

  AI boom splits world economy into winners, losers: IMF

  Washington, Oct 13 (IANS) The artificial intelligence investment boom is lifting a handful of chip-making economies while energy importers outside the technology supply chain are being squeezed by the Middle East war, producing what the International Monetary Fund called "a…

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• hellenicshippingnews.com·News·EN·14 Oct, 21:45 MYT

  Asia economic outlook diverges as AI boom reshapes growth – IMF | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide

  Asia economic outlook diverges as AI boom reshapes growth – IMF Asia will remain the world’s fastest-growing region, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday, but warned that growth is becoming increasingly uneven as economies tied to the AI boom pull ahead, while…

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  asianews.network·News·EN·16 Oct, 13:30 MYT

  Bangkok talks: IMF warns of widening economic gaps amid an AI investment boom

  October 16, 2026 BANGKOK – Global economic growth may hold at 3.1% in 2026, but that resilience rests on increasingly fragile foundations as investment in artificial intelligence (AI) drives uneven growth and governments confront high debt, inflation and rising energy costs,…

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