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IMF Warns of Risks to Global Growth from AI and Trade Tensions
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Why It Matters
The IMF's warnings underscore potential challenges to the global economy, urging policymakers to address technological disruption and trade protectionism to maintain stability and foster long-term prosperity.
Key Intelligence
- ■The International Monetary Fund (IMF) maintains a solid global growth outlook but highlights significant risks.
- ■Artificial intelligence (AI) and increasing trade tensions, including tariffs, are identified as primary threats to sustained economic expansion.
- ■IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva reiterated these concerns, emphasizing the need for proactive policy responses.
- ■The fund's analysis suggests these factors could disrupt labor markets, supply chains, and international cooperation, potentially dampening future growth.