## Coming Soon: World Economic Outlook, October 2026

_World Economic Outlook_

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### Publication schedule and event
- The IMF's October 2026 World Economic Outlook will release analytical chapters on October 5 and October 6, 2026.
- The full report will be published on October 13, 2026 during the 2026 Annual Meetings in Bangkok, Thailand.

### Chapter 3 overview
- Title: Chapter 3: Intangible Yet Real: Spillovers from Corporate Income Taxation.
- Focus: How the globalization of production, the rise of multinational corporations, and the growing importance of intangible assets have transformed corporate income taxation and cross-border spillovers.

### Key findings
- Globalization, multinational corporations, and intangible assets have transformed the landscape of corporate income taxation.
- Anti-avoidance rules have weakened incentives for profit shifting.
- Real investment has become more sensitive to differences in tax rates.
- Profits and economic activity are moving back into alignment.
- The global effects of corporate income tax policy changes depend on how they are financed.
- Debt-financed tax cuts:
  - Support domestic activity.
  - Can generate negative spillovers abroad in the short term.
- Over time:
  - Spillovers from policy changes can be positive due to cross-border knowledge transfers.
  - Lower revenues can constrain public investment domestically, particularly in emerging market and developing economies.
- Stronger anti-avoidance frameworks help mitigate these trade-offs.

### Policy implications and considerations
- Evaluate corporate income tax policy changes not only for domestic demand effects but also for cross-border spillovers, with attention to financing methods.
- Consider the short-term negative spillovers abroad from debt-financed tax cuts alongside potential longer-term positive spillovers from knowledge transfers.
- Protect public investment capacity, especially in emerging market and developing economies, when revenue declines follow tax policy changes.
- Strengthen anti-avoidance frameworks to reduce profit-shifting incentives and to help align profits with real economic activity.

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## References

- [Previous Issues](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo)
- [Chapter 3 Blog](https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/2026/10/05/blog-policies-to-curb-tax-avoidance-are-changing-how-countries-court-global-business)
- [Panel Discussion](https://www.imf.org/en/videos/view/6406131197112)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/issues/2026/10/13/world-economic-outlook-october-2026_