By Laurenz Van de Sande — CryptoNewsHub
Brussels / New York — November 23, 2025 | 19:56 CET
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Sunday that the global economy is performing “better than we feared, but worse than we need,” offering a cautiously measured outlook during remarks at the G20 summit in South Africa.
World leaders are gathering in Johannesburg, South Africa’s economic capital, this weekend for the annual Group of 20 (G20) leaders’ summit – the first ever to be held in an African country amid a boycott by the United States over widely discredited claims that the host country mistreats white people.
About 42 countries and institutions will be represented at the meeting that starts on Saturday, but the US, under President Donald Trump – who has condemned South Africa’s position as host – will be conspicuously absent.
Georgieva emphasized that despite enduring “multiple shocks, trade tensions, and elevated uncertainty,” the world economy has demonstrated notable resilience. Still, she warned that the recovery remains insufficient, with growth “stubbornly low — below pre-Covid levels — and debt exceptionally high,” conditions that continue to strain developing countries most acutely.
She pointed to a constellation of risks — geopolitical conflict, climate-driven disruptions, and sweeping technological and demographic changes — as forces deepening global unpredictability and weighing on long-term economic prospects.
However, Georgieva said artificial intelligence could play a decisive role in revitalizing productivity. “In our assessment, AI can deliver almost 1 percent additional economic growth. This is remarkable,” she noted, arguing that smart deployment of the technology could help reverse years of sluggish output gains.
Her remarks underscore the IMF’s dual message heading into 2026: a global economy that has avoided its worst-case scenarios, yet still falls short of the momentum required to stabilize debt burdens and restore sustained growth.
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