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國際貨幣基金組織下調2026年世界經濟成長預期,伊朗衝突是主要原因。

-- 國際貨幣基金組織(IMF)週二發布的《世界經濟展望》更新報告中,下調了對2026年全球經濟成長的預期,其中大部分地區的預期均被下調,這與伊朗衝突直接相關。 目前預計,2026年全球經濟成長率為3.1%,低於2025年的3.4%,較1月發布的《世界經濟展望》中預測的3.3%有所下調。預計2027年經濟成長將小幅加速至3.2%,與先前預測一致。 IMF表示:「如果沒有這場戰爭,全球經濟成長預期將會被上調。」「事實上,基於衝突前假設的預測顯示,2026年經濟成長率較1月份《世界經濟展望》更新報告略有上調,上調0.1個百分點至3.4%。因此,2026年經濟成長率的下調主要反映了中東衝突帶來的數據,主要反映了中東衝突帶來強勁的影響」的影響。 國際貨幣基金組織補充說,如果衝突的影響超出預期,情況可能會惡化。 「在能源價格上漲幅度更大且持續時間更長的不利情境下,2026年全球經濟成長率將進一步放緩至2.5%,通膨率將達到5.4%。」國際貨幣基金組織表示。 「在衝突地區能源基礎設施遭受更嚴重破壞的更嚴峻情景下,影響將更大:2026年全球經濟增長率將降至2%左右,而2027年總體通脹率將略高於6%。新興市場和發展中經濟體受到的影響幾乎是發達經濟體的兩倍。” 對於美國,國際貨幣基金組織(IMF)目前預計2026年經濟成長率為2.3%,此前2025年為2.1%,較1月預測的2.4%有所下調。預計2027年經濟成長率將放緩至2.1%,較先前預測的2%有所上調。 加拿大經濟預計在2025年成長1.7%之後,2026年將成長1.5%,較先前預測的1.6%有所下調。預計2027年增速將加速至1.9%,與1月《世界經濟展望》的預測一致。 歐元區經濟預計在2025年成長1.4%之後,2026年將成長1.1%。這項新預測較1月預測的1.3%有所下調。預計2027年增速將加速至1.2%,較1月預測的1.4%有所下調。 英國經濟活動預計在2026年成長0.8%,較先前預測的1.3%大幅下調,而2025年則成長了1.3%。英國經濟預估在2027年成長1.3%,較先前預測的1.5%下調。 日本經濟預計在2026年成長0.7%,與1月的預測一致,而2025年則成長了1.2%。國際貨幣基金組織(IMF)預計日本經濟成長率將在2027年放緩至0.6%,與先前預測一致。

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