Some notable @IMFNews forecasts from the past:   •The October 2008 WEO had world growth at 3%. The outcome was the first global contraction in post war history. •The Spring 1997 WEO was upbeat on Thailand, Korea, and Indonesia. They all contracted sharply in 1998 – Indonesia by 13%! •The October 2021 WEO had inflation returning to pre-pandemic ranges by mid-2022, right before the largest inflation shock in 4 decades. •In the largest SBA in Fund history (~$57b), the 2018 program projected a growth rebound and sustainable debt levels. It all ended in default and economic collapse by 2020. •In April 2022 the Fund projected the Russian economy would sink by 8.5% in 2022 and 2.3% in 2023. The actual decline in 2022 was around 1.5% and 2023 posted solid positive growth. •In the May 2010 program for Greece, the projected GDP numbers were -4% in 2010 and -2.5% in 2011, followed by a return to positive growth. Instead real GDP fell 25% peak to trough. @KGeorgieva