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How can we unlock new sources of growth?

Global Economic Outlook

January 23, 2026
11:00–12:00 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

The global economy is expected to grow by ~3.1% in 2026, but trade tensions, technology deployment, public debt and the risk of asset bubbles leave policy-makers and markets on high alert. What policies will anchor confidence while unlocking longer-term productivity gains?

This is a livestreamed session. Simultaneous interpretation in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German,...
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Speakers

AB
Albert Bourla
Chairman and CEO
Pfizer
KG
Kristalina Georgieva
Managing Director
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
MA
Mohammed Al-Jadaan
Minister of Finance
Ministry of Finance of Saudi Arabia
CL
Christine Lagarde
President
European Central Bank
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Director-General
World Trade Organization (WTO)
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Andrew R. Sorkin
Editor-at-Large; Columnist
New York Times