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BANGKOK, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Strong investment in AI infrastructure is keeping global growth at around 3%, yielding major benefits for many Asian economies that supply the hardware, such as Thailand, said Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund.
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The artificial intelligence investment boom was a “demand shock, an investment shock” that could boost growth in advanced regional economies by a half to one full percentage point, and emerging Asian economies by 0.2 to 0.8 percentage point, she said.
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“So that shift into higher gear is what is keeping the world economy growing at around 3%, despite the fact we are being dragged down by the energy supply shock,” Georgieva told IMF and World Bank annual meetings in the Thai capital.
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(Reporting by Andrea Shalal and David Lawder; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
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This story was originally published October 11, 2026 at 8:50 PM.