IMF Warns Global Economy's Resilience Rests Heavily on AI Boom, Creating Lopsided Growth

Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the IMF, stated at the close of the 2026 IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok that the global economy is resilient but increasingly lopsided, with its dependence on the artificial intelligence boom posing a risk. She noted that while AI investment cushions against higher energy prices and geopolitical tensions, it also widens the gap between economic winners and losers, and could introduce new inflationary and financial risks.