Published on 23/09/2026 – 15:07 GMT+2•Updated
15:15
The global economy is proving sturdier than feared.
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In its interim outlook published on Wednesday, the OECD raised its 2026 growth projection by 0.1 percentage point from June, concluding that the world economy “has weathered the energy supply shock triggered by the conflict in the Middle East better than expected.”
That still marks a clear slowdown from the 3.4% growth recorded last year, and the OECD also trimmed its forecast for 2027 by 0.1 percentage point to 3%.
The upgrades were broad.
The…
