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IMF warns global economy ‘could soon test the limits of resilience’

The Guardian Australia - Technology · 13 October 2026 at 1:00 pm

IMF warns global economy ‘could soon test the limits of resilience’

World Economic Outlook says states’ oil stocks are low and budgets are overstretched, as it upgrades UK GDP growth forecast for 2026 Developing nations face triple shock, UN warns The global economy “could soon test the limits of resilience”, as emergency oil stocks run low and government budgets become overstretched, the International Monetary Fund has warned.

In its twice-yearly World Economic Outlook, the IMF said global growth had withstood the Middle East conflict better than feared over the past six months.

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IMF warns global economy ‘could soon test the limits of resilience’

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