IMF Says In April Projected Global Outlook Of 2.8% In 2025 And 3.0% In 2026

July 18 (Reuters) -

• IMF: GLOBAL OUTLOOK: WEO PROJECTED GLOBAL GROWTH OF 2.8 PERCENT IN 2025 AND 3.0 PERCENT IN 2026

• IMF: GLOBAL HEADLINE INFLATION WAS PROJECTED TO DECLINE, BUT AT A SLOWER PACE, REACHING 4.3 PERCENT IN 2025 AND 3.6 PERCENT IN 2026

• IMF: ANALYSIS SUGGESTS THAT LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES COULD RAISE AN ADDITIONAL 7 PERCENT OF GDP IF THEY ACHIEVED THEIR ESTIMATED TAX POTENTIAL

• IMF: SINCE APRIL, ECONOMIC INDICATORS REFLECT A COMPLEX BACKDROP SHAPED BY TRADE TENSIONS.

• IMF ON INFLATION: COOLING DEMAND AND FALLING ENERGY PRICES POINT TO A CONTINUED DECLINE, ALBEIT WITH VARIATION ACROSS COUNTRIES

• IMF: HAVE SEEN STRONG EVIDENCE OF FRONT-LOADING AHEAD OF TARIFF INCREASES AND SOME TRADE DIVERSION

• IMF: HAVE ALSO SEEN AN IMPROVEMENT IN GLOBAL FINANCIAL CONDITIONS AS SELECT TRADE DEALS LOWERED AVERAGE TARIFFS

• IMF: WHILE WE WILL UPDATE OUR GLOBAL FORECAST AT THE END OF JULY, DOWNSIDE RISKS CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE OUTLOOK AND UNCERTAINTY REMAINS HIGH

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