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IMF Says AI Offsets Middle East Fallout

Wednesday, July 8, 2026


The International Monetary Fund maintained its global growth forecast for 2026, citing artificial intelligence expansion as a counterbalance to economic effects from Middle East conflict, according to its updated World Economic Outlook report. Petya Koeva Brooks, Deputy Director of the IMF's Research Department, discussed the forecast on Bloomberg Open Interest.

Original reporting: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-07-08/imf-says-ai-offsets-middle-east-fallout-video

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