IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said AI infrastructure investment is keeping global growth around 3% despite the energy supply shock. Reuters reported her remarks at the Bangkok annual meetings on 12 October. This is her assessment, not a newly verified World Economic Outlook forecast release.

Global economic growth is increasingly supported by semiconductor technology, as demand for advanced chips expands across artificial intelligence, data centres and digital industries. Investors are monitoring chip production and supply-chain developments for their potential impact on markets and economic activity.