AI investment is helping keep global growth near 3%, IMF chief says

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  IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said investment in artificial intelligence is helping keep global growth at about 3%.

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  She said this is happening despite an energy shock and geopolitical risk.

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  Georgieva described AI as a demand and investment shock that could raise growth in Asian economies.

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  She also warned that AI would affect 40% of jobs, calling it a slow-motion tsunami.

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  She made the remarks at the opening of IMF and World Bank meetings in Bangkok.

Who

Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund.

What

She said AI investment is helping keep global growth at about 3% and warned it would affect 40% of jobs.

When

October 12, 2026.

Where

Bangkok, at the opening of the IMF and World Bank meetings.

Why

AI-related investment is supporting growth despite an energy shock and geopolitical risk.

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