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No Ordinary Wednesday: IMF 2026 | AI, debt and the global investment outlook
19 October 2026

No Ordinary Wednesday: IMF 2026 | AI, debt and the global investment outlook

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AI investment is supporting growth, but its wider benefits remain uneven. Where will global capital go next, and what will businesses pay to access it?

In this special edition of No Ordinary Wednesday, Cumesh Moodliar, CEO of Investec South Africa, and Andrew Lillywhite, head of bank funding group at Investec UK, share first-hand insights from their time at the 2026 IMF and World Bank meetings in Bangkok. Drawing on conversations at the meetings, they examine the forces shaping global investment. They also identify signals that could support investment, from more stable long-term interest rates to the potential impact of a stronger South African credit rating. Investec Focus Radio SA