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ADB’s flagship annual economic publication Asian Development Outlook 2013 (ADO 2013), released today, says Sri Lanka’s economic growth is expected to recover gradually to 6.8% in 2013 and to 7.2% in 2014.

JAKARTA, INDONESIA (9 April 2013) – Didorong oleh konsumsi swasta yang kuat dan performa investasi yang membaik, ekonomi Indonesia dianggap mampu menjaga ketahanannya dan bahkan mencetak pertumbuhan yang lebih tinggi tahun ini dan 2014. Demikian diungkapkan laporan terbaru Asian Development Bank (ADB) hari ini.

Underpinned by robust private consumption and improving investment performance, Indonesia’s economy is well positioned to maintain resilience and even achieve higher growth rates this year and in 2014, according to a major ADB report released today.

Promoting an enabling business environment and political stability are key to improving economic performance in Nepal, says a new ADB report that predicts the country’s growth will slow due to a shortage of fertilizers, poor monsoon season, low investor confidence and the lack of a full budget, which is also causing funding shortages for ongoing development activities.

Cambodia’s economy is expected to remain vigorous over the next two years as Cambodia’s main markets in Europe and United States recover, but stagnating child malnutrition rates pose a significant long-term threat to the country’s development, ADB says in a new report.

Today, ADB and the Government of Tajikistan signed an agreement for a project that will improve access of isolated rural communities in eastern Tajikistan to strengthened health services.

Today, ADB and the Government of Tajikistan signed an agreement for a project that will improve access of isolated rural communities in eastern Tajikistan to strengthened health services.

An easing of sanctions alongside rising exports and business enthusiasm for Myanmar will fuel annual growth of more than 6% for the next two years, provided the government stays the course with its reform program, says a new ADB study.

Asia is moving along a dangerously unsustainable energy path that will result in environmental disaster and a gaping divide in energy access between rich and poor unless the region dramatically changes course, says a new ADB report.

The Philippine economy is expected to sustain strong growth in 2013 and 2014, with inflation within the policy target, but the challenge is to make growth more inclusive by stimulating employment, says a new ADB report.