(L-R) IMF Communications Officer Jose Luis De Haro, IMF Research Department Division Chief Deniz Igan, IMF Chief Economist Silvana Tenreyro and IMF Research Department Deputy Director Petya Koeva Brooks leave the World Economic Outlook press briefing at the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok on October 13, 2026. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP via Getty Images)