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Singapore commits 0.6% of GDP to AI as IMF flags bust risk, labor disruption

Singapore has formally designated artificial intelligence (AI) as a national growth strategy, allocating 0.6 percent of GDP to the National Research Fund for AI capabilities and research in the FY2026 budget, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said.

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).