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Press Briefing: World Economic Outlook Update, January 2026

IMF Chief Economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, along with Petya Koeva Brooks and Deniz Igan, present the latest forecast for the global economy | January 19 at 10:30 a.m CET (4:30 a.m. ET).

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  • Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Chief Economist and Director, Research Department, IMF
  • Petya Koeva Brooks, Deputy Director, Research Department, IMF
  • Deniz Igan, Division Chief, Research Department, IMF
  • Moderator: José Luis de Haro, Communications Officer, IMF

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