The latest update of the Brookings-FT TIGER survey reveals that global growth has stabilized, with both advanced and emerging market economies showing positive momentum. But amid persistent inflation and fiscal profligacy, policymakers will still be forced to push forward with structural reforms to unleash productivity growth.
ITHACA—Despite heightened policy and geopolitical volatility, global growth has stabilized, with both advanced and emerging-market economies showing positive momentum. The October 2026 update of the Brookings-FT TIGER (Tracking Indexes for the Global Economic Recovery) reveals a world economy that, after a series of setbacks, looks set for a year of solid growth.
