Description

Developing Asia and the Pacific will grow at 7.0% in 2004, outperforming ADO 2004 forecast of 6.8%. Rebounding exports and buoyant intraregional trade boosted growth, says the ADO 2004 Update.

For 2005, as external demand levels off and high oil prices filter through domestic demand, growth forecast is scaled back to 6.2%, from the 6.7% forecast in April. This issue of the Update also assesses different scenarios relating to the short-term impacts of a PRC slowdown and sustained high oil prices on the region.

Contents

• Foreword, Acronyms and Abbreviations, Definitions
• Part 1: Developing Asia and the World
• Part 2: Economic Trends and Prospects in Developing Asia
  • East Asia
    • People's Republic of China
    • Hong Kong, China
    • Republic of Korea
    • Taipei,China
  • Southeast Asia
    • Cambodia
    • Indonesia
    • Lao People's Democratic Republic
    • Malaysia
    • The Philippines
    • Singapore
    • Thailand
    • Viet Nam
  • South Asia
    • Bangladesh
    • India
    • Nepal
    • Pakistan
  • Central Asia
    • Azerbaijan
    • Kazakhstan
    • Uzbekistan
  • The Pacific
    • Fiji Islands
    • Papua New Guinea
• Part 3: Economic Scenarios for Asia
  • Regional Impact of an Economic Slowdown in the People's Republic of China: Three Alternative Scenarios
  • Higher Global Oil Prices: Implications for Developing Asia in 2005
• Statistical Appendix