IMF improves forecast for Belarus but slashes global growth

April 23, Pozirk. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised its forecast for Belarus’ economic growth in 2025, predicting a 2.8 percent increase in gross domestic product (GDP) this year and 2 percent in 2026.
Inflation is expected at 5.5 percent in 2025 and 5.8 percent in 2026, says the IMF April report.
The Belarusian government projects GDP growth of 4.1 percent for 2025, expecting inflation below 5 percent.
The IMF slashed global growth forecast over US tariff impact. The report states that an increase of tariffs and uncertainty will cause a “significant slowdown,” predicting the US economy will grow 1.8% this year, down from its previous estimate of 2.7%.
The IMF also said there is a 40% chance of a recession in the US.
It is not the only country affected. The IMF slashed growth expectations for Canada, Japan, the UK, Germany, France and Italy.
The IMF forecast a 3.6-percent growth for Belarus in 2024, but the economy expanded by 4 percent, according to the Belarusian Statistics Committee, outpacing both the IMF forecast and the government’s target of 3.8 percent.

Job openings soar under Łukašenka's 30-year rule as labor shortages deepen
- PoliticsCichanoŭskaja discusses political prisoners with French foreign ministerThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SocietyBelarusian police accused of torturing former Afghan officerThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics
- PoliticsPoczobut held in penal colony’s isolation wing amid health declineThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SecurityUkraine to try Volyn resident for sharing info with Belarus’ secret serviceThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsCichanoŭskaja: Belarus gains unprecedented attention in French foreign policyThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsSenators approve Belarusian-Russian deal against prosecution abroadThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsŁukašenka, Putin discuss regional situationThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, Security
- Economy
- SocietyHome tattoo turns fatal for Maładziečna womanThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, Politics
- EconomyBelarusians net sellers of foreign currency in January-SeptemberThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsLithuania scaling back security for Cichanoŭskaja – reportsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SecurityOfficials holding four-day mobilization drill across BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsReprisals: Wargaming co-founder given lengthy prison term in absentiaThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SecurityPoland, Latvia see sharp rise in illegal entries compared with early October 2024The material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, PoliticsBelarus, Oman sign memorandum on pulp and cardboard millThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsEU delegation calls for all regime prisoners to be freedThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SocietyBelarus, Oman sign visa waiver agreementThe material is available only to POZIRK+