Global economic outlook hangs in balance between geopolitical headwinds and AI boost – WEF

Global economic outlook hangs in balance between geopolitical headwinds and AI boost, WEF Chief Economists’ Outlook warns

Nearly nine in ten chief economists surveyed expect global growth to weaken over the next 12 months

Optimism reversed, 94% expect global inflation; India’s growth to be highest: WEF survey

Kolkata: Inflation will surge and global growth will weaken in the next one year, thanks to the US-Iran war, even as India is expected to remain as the country with the strongest growth expectations, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has said in its latest Chief Economists’ Outlook. About 90% of the economists surveyed said global growth will weaken in the next one year while 13% think it could decline into a global recession. But as many as 94% of…

WEF economists make grim 2026 U-turn on global economic health

Now see volatility replacing optimism Global markets brace for prolonged turbulence The world economy is once again entering dangerous territory. Barely a year after global markets regained some measure of stability from the inflation shocks, supply chain breakdowns and interest-rate turbulence that defined the post-pandemic era, a fresh geopolitical crisis is rapidly rewriting the […] The post WEF economists make grim 2026 U-turn on global econ…

Between geopolitics and AI, global economic outlook hangs in balance

The global economic outlook has deteriorated sharply in recent weeks, according to the latest edition of the World Economic Forum’s Chief Economists’ Outlook. Nearly nine in 10 chief economists surveyed expect global growth to weaken over the next 12 months, reversing the cautious optimism seen at the start of the year, as conflict in the Middle East and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz fuel concerns over a major global economic shock. Chief …

India emerges as strongest growth story in WEF outlook despite global slowdown fears

India emerged as the strongest growth story in the survey, with 52 per cent of chief economists expecting strong or very strong growth over the next 12 months, making it the geography with the most optimistic growth outlook. India stands out as the most upbeat growth story in the survey, the report noted. Slightly more than half of the chief economists, or 52%, expect strong or very strong growth there over the next 12 months. The report said Ind