FIPI
India: India is expected to remain among the world's fastest-growing major economies, with growth projected at 6.4 per cent in 2026, supported by resilient private consumption, robust services activity, and strong domestic demand.
⚫ Malaysia: Growth is projected at 4.7 per cent in 2026, benefiting from continued investment in data centers, expanding semiconductor production, and stronger demand associated with the global artificial intelligence and digital technology cycle.
⚫ Thailand: Growth is projected at 1.9 per cent in 2026, revised upward by 0.4 percentage point, supported by emergency fiscal measures, technology-related exports, and increased private investment.
Vietnam: Growth is projected at 7.5 per cent in 2026, also revised upward by 0.4 percentage point, reflecting strong technology exports, expanding manufacturing activity, and resilient domestic demand.
Global inflationary pressures remained elevated across major economies despite some moderation in commodity prices earlier in the year. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), global headline inflation is projected to increase from 4.1 per cent in 2025 to 4.7 per cent in 2026, before easing to 3.9 per cent in 2027, indicating that the global disinflation process has temporarily stalled. The renewed escalation of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East has pushed up crude oil prices, transportation costs and shipping insurance premiums, resulting in higher production costs and renewed inflationary pressures across both advanced and emerging economies. The Asian Development Bank (ADB)similarly notes that higher fuel prices, transportation bottlenecks and supply-chain disruptions are increasingly feeding into food prices, manufacturing costs and core inflation across Developing Asia and the Pacific, demonstrating the continued transmission of energy price shocks through the global economy.
July 2026
Figure 2: Consumer price inflation, annual change (%)