IMF Lowers Global Economic Growth Forecast to 3%, Raises China's Growth Forecast to 4.6%

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released its "World Economic Outlook" report, lowering the global economic growth forecast for 2026 by 0.1 percentage points to 3%. At the same time, it raised China's economic growth forecast by 0.2 percentage points to 4.6%. The report also indicates that the growth forecast for developed economies has been lowered by 0.1 percentage points to 1.7%, while the growth forecast for emerging markets and developing economies has been reduced by 0.1 percentage points to 3.8%.