IMF Managing Director Georgieva said governments must act urgently to address imbalanced AI development, long-term energy shocks and a record debt build-up. She warned the global AI race is producing growth concentrated in a few countries and said AI, energy and food shocks are inflationary; tariffs, higher defence spending and elevated public debt could also lift inflation. Georgieva urged central banks to adopt a cautiously hawkish stance.

2026-10-07

IMF Managing Director Georgieva said governments must act urgently to address imbalanced AI development, long-term energy shocks and a record debt build-up. She warned the global AI race is producing growth concentrated in a few countries and said AI, energy and food shocks are inflationary; tariffs, higher defence spending and elevated public debt could also lift inflation. Georgieva urged central banks to adopt a cautiously hawkish stance.