Nigeria, Oct. 13 -- The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday said global growth is projected at 3.1 per cent in 2026 and 3.4 per cent in 2027, unchanged for 2026 and revised moderately upward for 2027, relative to the projections in the April 2026 World Economic Outlook (WEO).

The projections are contained in the IMF's 2026 World Economic Outlook titled "Resilience Under Strain, Urgent Choices," presented on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank meetings holding in Bangkok, Thailand.

The report said global headline inflation is projected to increase to 4.7 per cent in 2026 before easing to 4.1 per cent in 2027, marking a cumulative upward revision of 0.7 percentage points, with the temporary increase driven mainly by energy and food pri...