World Economic Outlook Update

COMING SOON

Launch of the World Economic Outlook Update, January 2026

The World Economic Outlook (WEO) is a survey of prospects and policies by the IMF staff, usually published twice a year, with updates in between. It presents analyses and projections of the world economy in the near and medium term, which are integral elements of the IMF’s surveillance of economic developments and policies in its member countries and of the global economic system.

RELEASE DATE

Press Briefing: World Economic Outlook Update — Monday, January 19, 10:30 AM CET (4:30 AM ET), Auditorium of the National Bank of Belgium, Brussels

Speakers:

• 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