Asian Development Outlook (ADO) Series
The Asian Development Outlook analyzes economic and development issues in developing countries in Asia. This includes forecasting the inflation and gross domestic product growth rates of countries throughout the region, including the People’s Republic of China and India.
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Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2017: Transcending the Middle-Income Challenge
Developing Asia has continued to perform well, even as recovery in the major industrial economies remains weak. The region is forecast to expand by 5.7% in 2017 and 2018, nearly the 5.8% growth achieved in 2016. -
Asian Development Outlook Supplement: Asia's Economies Steady Despite Global Uncertainty
Developing Asia’s growth outlook continues to be stable despite a slight downgrade to the 2016 forecast in the recent Asian Development Outlook 2016 Update. -
Asian Development Outlook 2016 Update: Meeting the Low-Carbon Growth Challenge
Growth has held up in developing Asia despite a difficult external environment. The region is expected to grow steadily at 5.7% in 2016 and 2017, the forecasts in this Update unchanged from Asian Development Outlook 2016. -
Asian Development Outlook 2016 Supplement: Asia's Growth Prospects Undimmed by Brexit Vote
Developing Asia’s growth outlook this year is revised slightly down from that published in March in Asian Development Outlook 2016 with growth forecast for developing economies at 5.6%. For 2017, growth is seen unchanged at 5.7%. -
Asian Development Outlook 2016: Highlights
Growth is slowing in many developing countries in Asia as a result of the continued weak recovery in major industrial economies and softer growth prospects for the People’s Republic of China. -
Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2016: Asia's Potential Growth
Growth is slowing in many developing countries in Asia as a result of the continued weak recovery in major industrial economies and softer growth prospects for the People’s Republic of China. -
Asian Development Outlook 2015 Supplement: Growth Holds Its Own in Developing Asia
Asia’s developing economies remain on track to post growth of 5.8% in 2015 and 6.0% in 2016, as the region’s economies remain resilient to continued economic weakness in industrialized countries. -
Asian Development Outlook 2015 Update: Enabling Women, Energizing Asia
Taking strong proactive measures to get more women into productive, well-paid jobs, entrepreneurship, and leadership positions will bring multiple and long-lasting economic and social benefits to developing countries in Asia. -
Asian Development Outlook 2015 Supplement: Growth Prospects Soften for Developing Asia
The growth forecast for developing countries in Asia in 2015 is cut to 6.1% from 6.3%, amidst slower-than-expected economic activity in the United States and the People’s Republic of China. -
Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2015: Financing Asia’s Future Growth
Developing countries in Asia will maintain its strong economic growth in 2015 and 2016 supported by soft commodity prices and recovery in the major industrial economies.