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  "title": "World Economic Outlook Update, January 2026: Global Economy: Steady amid Divergent Forces",
  "publication": "World Economic Outlook, January 2026",
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  "summary": "Global growth is projected at 3.3 percent for 2026 and 3.2 percent for 2027, revised slightly up since the October 2025 World Economic Outlook. Technology investment, fiscal and monetary support, accommodative financial conditions, and private sector adaptability offset trade policy shifts.",
  "publishDate": "2026-01-19",
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      "heading": "Key projections and headline findings",
      "content": "- Global growth is projected at 3.3 percent for 2026 and 3.2 percent for 2027, revised slightly up since the October 2025 World Economic Outlook.\n- Global inflation is expected to fall.\n- US inflation will return to target more gradually."
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      "heading": "Drivers supporting growth",
      "content": "- Technology investment.\n- Fiscal and monetary support.\n- Accommodative financial conditions.\n- Private sector adaptability.\n- These factors offset trade policy shifts."
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      "heading": "Downside risks",
      "content": "- Reevaluation of technology expectations.\n- Escalation of geopolitical tensions."
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      "content": "- Restore fiscal buffers.\n- Preserve price stability.\n- Preserve financial stability.\n- Reduce uncertainty.\n- Implement structural reforms.\n\nSource: World Economic Outlook Update, January 2026: Global Economy: Steady amid Divergent Forces\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- WEO Update January 2026 — Dataset overview\n  - WEO Update January 2026 — Dataset overview (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - WEO Update January 2026 — Dataset overview (XLSX){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet\"}\n- 1. Asia Excluding China\n  - 1. Asia Excluding China (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - 1. Asia Excluding China (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\n References\n\n- Previous Issues\n- Blog\n- https://www.imf.org/en/home\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/issues/2026/01/19/world-economic-outlook-update-january-2026"
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    "Published: January 19, 2026",
    "Global growth is projected at 3.3 percent for 2026 and 3.2 percent for 2027, revised slightly up since the October 2025 World Economic Outlook.",
    "Global inflation is expected to fall.",
    "US inflation will return to target more gradually.",
    "Technology investment.",
    "Fiscal and monetary support.",
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    "These factors offset trade policy shifts.",
    "Reevaluation of technology expectations.",
    "Escalation of geopolitical tensions.",
    "Restore fiscal buffers.",
    "Preserve price stability.",
    "Preserve financial stability.",
    "Reduce uncertainty.",
    "Implement structural reforms.",
    "**WEO Update January 2026 — Dataset overview**",
    "**1. Asia Excluding China**",
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    "[https://www.imf.org/en/home](https://www.imf.org/en/home)"
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