Italy's economy minister called for clarification on rumors that ECB president LAGARDE may resign early.

IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack said at an Oct. 1 briefing that US‑Iran hostilities are weighing on the global economy, disproportionately affecting countries with limited policy buffers and energy net importers. She flagged particular concern for countries that have not integrated into AI supply chains and thus are not capturing AI‑driven growth—most of them low‑income and fragile states—some of which already have IMF programs and are being engaged closely by the Fund.

國際貨幣基金組織聲明：要提高墨西哥的潛在增長率，需通過縮小基礎設施差距、減少監管負擔和不確定性、加強貿易一體化來提振私人投資。