IMF meetings end with region's resilience increasingly uneven and under pressure
IMF data on electronic board in Bangkok on Oct. 17. Thailand hosted the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings for the first time in 35 years. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
JADA NAGUMO
October 18, 2026 13:21 JST
BANGKOK -- Asia has demonstrated resilience with solid economic growth in the face of an energy supply shock and a worsening cost-of-living crisis, but that strength is proving increasingly uneven as some countries miss out on the AI boom and other tailwinds.