World Economic Outlook
Why in news? The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised India’s GDP growth forecast for the financial year 2025–26 upward to 7.3% from its earlier estimate of 6.6%, according to the January 2026 World Economic Outlook update.
• World Economic Outlook (WEO) is a survey of prospects and policies by the IMF.
• It is published twice a year with interim updates.
• It provides near- and medium-term global economic analysis and projections.
• It is a key input to IMF’s economic surveillance of member countries and the global system.
• It covers advanced, emerging and developing economies and current policy issues.