#Economy
October 14, 2026
The IMF Says the World Will Grow 3.1%. India Runs at 7%, Saudi Arabia Shrinks 3.3%
The IMF pegs global growth at 3.1% for 2026 — a tidy single figure that hides a world pulling apart. India runs at 7%, the Middle East and Central Asia region contracts 0.3%, and the euro area crawls at 1.1%. Here's how to read a divergence this wide.
Saurabh Borakhade