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Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan lead AI-driven growth surge: IMF

South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Malaysia, as the world's largest net exporters of AI-related hardware, were the standout performers of the current global technology cycle, driven by advances in and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in the July 2026 edition of its World Economic Outlook (WEO).

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So Singapore is in recession. Here’s why startups shouldn’t despair

History shows that a bad economy doesn’t mean doom and gloom.