The global economy is expected to face a challenging year in 2026, according to the World Economic Forum's latest Chief Economists' Outlook released this month. While confidence has improved slightly compared to last year, more than half of leading economists still believe global economic co
Around 53 per cent of World Economic Forum chief economists who were surveyed expect global economic conditions to weaken in the year ahead, down from 72 per cent in September 2025, even as they acknowledge the relative resilience of the global economy amid turbulence.
South Asia returns to the top of the regional growth outlook, according to two-thirds of the World Economic Forum's chief economists who were surveyed. They expect strong (60 per cent) or very strong (6 per cent) growth, a substantial improvement compared to 31 per cent in the September edit
India is expected to be the primary engine of global economic growth in 2025 and 2026, according to a report of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Chief Economists Outlook.
According to the report, 82 per cent of chief economists expect the global economy to either strengthen or remain stable this year, nearly double the proportion from late 2023.
The survey aims to summarise the emerging contours of the current economic environment and identify priorities for further action by policymakers and business leaders