IMF Members Demand Emergency Support as War Shocks Hit Global Economy

🏛️ IMF — Countries are asking for a lifeline while the institution debates AI risk. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: With Brent above $105 and Hormuz near-closed, the fiscal stress reaching IMF members is structural, not cyclical. Emerging economies absorbing oil import costs without reserve buffers are the first to break. The "advanced intelligence" risk framing signals the IMF is managing two simultaneous systemic threats — and has tools sized for neither.