IMF expects world economy to grow a sluggish 3% this year, weighed down by Iran war but helped by AI
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Children wade in the water with cargo ships at anchor in the background and a fisherman nearby, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)FILE - Delegates walk to the entrance of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters during the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings at the IMF headquarters in Washington, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Children wade in the water with cargo ships at anchor in the background and a fisherman nearby, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)