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Asian Development Outlook 2005 Publication Highlights

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The Publication Highlights summarizes the Asian Development Outlook, a flagship annual publication of the Asian Development Bank. The Asian Development Outlook 2005 contains three parts. In the first, aggregate trends and medium-term prospects of developing Asia and the Pacific are reviewed in the context of a baseline global economic outlook. The second deals with recent economic developments and prospects for the region from a subregional perspective. The third focuses on competition policy, highlighting the importance of microeconomic reforms to increase productivity, improve competitiveness, and enhance growth potential in Asia.

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Contents

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Part 1    Developing Asia and the world

Developing Asia: Economic highlights of 2004 and prospects for 2005-2007
Prospects for the world economy in 2005-2007
World trade and commodity prices
Financial market developments
Risks to the outlook, and challenges for developing Asia

Part 2    Developing Asia: Subregional trends and prospects

Part 3    Promoting competition for long-term development