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Governments can’t take their resilience for granted
Governments must invest in planning and reform as shocks from climate, health and cyber threats grow more frequent, the report says.
The global economy has shown surprising resilience despite multiple recent shocks, including Russia's war on Ukraine and the conflict involving Iran.
Following the pandemic, successive crises emerged as Washington rejected rule-based liberal trade policies, creating significant geopolitical volatility that tested global stability.
Despite predictions of severe setback, global output expanded by 3.1 percent this year and 3.4 percent expected in 2027, with some countries performing better than others.
Lessons for policy suggest growth remains achievable through strategic adjustments, though fiscal capacity across the globe is stretched to its limit.
Governments are warned that the system's resilience has finite limits and must invest in fiscal capacity before the next shock tests their ability to respond.