In general, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) continues to see great uncertainty due to the tariff policy of US President Donald Trump. However, the world economy seems to be something more resistant than expected in April. According to the IMF, it could grow 3.0% this year, which represents 0.2 percentage points more than planned above.
From the announcement of Trump’s first tariffs in April, IMF experts provide a brake on world economic growth. This impact could be somewhat lower in the United States than was initially thought. IMF economists expect 1.9% growth for the US in the current year, which represents an increase of 0.1 percentage points compared to the April forecast.
As for Russia, the IMF has corrected its prognosis down. “We hope that Russia’s economic growth will slow down in 2025, and this is mainly due to the hardening of monetary policy and lower oil prices,” said Petya Koeva Brooks, deputy director of the IMF Department of Research.