World Economic Outlook

COMING SOON

Launch of the October 2025 World Economic Outlook

The World Economic Outlook (WEO) is a survey of prospects and policies by the IMF staff, usually published twice a year, with updates in between. It presents analyses and projections of the world economy in the near and medium term, which are integral elements of the IMF’s surveillance of economic developments and policies in its member countries and of the global economic system.

RELEASE DATES

• Chapter 3: Industrial Policy: Managing Trade-Offs to Promote Growth and Resilience – Friday, October 3 at 10 AM ET (Online event with the Atlantic Council)

  Speakers:

  • Mehdi Benatiya Andaloussi, Economist, Research Department, IMF
  • Shekhar Aiyar, Assistant Director, Research Department, IMF
  • Mary Lovely, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
  • Moderator: Josh Lipsky, Chair, International Economics, Atlantic Council
• Chapter 2: Emerging Market Resilience: Good Luck or Good Policies? – Monday, October 6 at 9 AM ET (Event at Nasdaq MarketSite – Times Square, NYC)

  Speakers:

  • Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Chief Economist and Director, Research Department, IMF
  • Tobias Adrian, Financial Counsellor and Director of Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF
  • Andrea Presbitero, Deputy Division Chief, Research Department, IMF
  • Jason Wu, Assistant Director, Global Markets Analysis, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF
  • Carmen Reinhart, Professor of the International Financial System, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Joyce Chang, Global Head of Research, J.P. Morgan
  • Moderator: Kathleen Hays, Editor-in-Chief, Central Bank Central
• Press Briefing: World Economic Outlook – Tuesday, October 14 at 9 AM ET

  Speakers:

  • Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Chief Economist and Director, Research Department, IMF
  • Petya Koeva-Brooks, Deputy Director, Research Department, IMF
  • Deniz Igan, Division Chief, Research Department, IMF
  • Moderator: José Luis de Haro, Communications Officer, IMF