IMF: AI could add 0.5 to 1 percentage point to Asia's growth
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IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the world is already feeling the first wave of AI's impact, describing it as both a demand shock and an investment shock, and said AI could raise Asia's economic growth rate by 0.5 to 1 percentage point. At the same time, the IMF expects Asia-Pacific growth to slow this year and next, warning that rising energy prices and any pullback in the AI boom could test the region's resilience.
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It puts a quantified range on AI's macroeconomic effect while flagging that Asian growth still hinges on energy prices and the durability of the AI investment cycle.