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 2013 Supplement: Firming Industrial Economies to Support Asia’s Outlook
An improving growth outlook in Japan and the United States paired with stronger-than-expected performance in the People’s Republic of China support a steady growth outlook for developing countries in Asia. -
Asian Development Outlook 2013 Update: Governance and Public Service Delivery
Softer than expected economic activity in the People’s Republic of China and India and jitters over the United States’ quantitative easing program will weigh on Asia and the Pacific’s growth prospects in the near term. -
Asian Development Outlook 2013 Supplement: Softening Growth Prospects for Developing Asia
Continued tepid demand from the major industrial economies coupled with slower growth in the People's Republic of China are weighing on the outlook for developing countries in Asia. -
Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2013: Asia's Energy Challenge
Rising private consumption and stronger intraregional trade will spur a pickup in growth in developing countries in Asia in 2013 and 2014, as economic activity in the United States and Europe remains in the doldrums. -
Asian Development Outlook 2012 Supplement: Data is Mixed, but Asia Continues Steady Economic Growth
The surging economies of Southeast Asia have been a bright spot in an otherwise subdued 2012 growth performance in developing countries in Asia. The rest of the region should still pick up steam in 2013. -
Asian Development Outlook 2012 Update: Services and Asia's Future Growth
The annual Asian Development Outlook, generally launched in April, presents an analysis of developing Asia’s recent economic performance plus its prospects for the next two years. -
Asian Development Outlook 2012 Supplement: Sluggish Global Economy Weighs on Asia's Growth
Economic growth in developing countries in Asia moderated during the first half of 2012 as slower growth in the US and euro area reduced demand for the region's exports. -
Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2012: Confronting Rising Inequality in Asia
The annual Asian Development Outlook (ADO) provides a comprehensive analysis of economic performance for the past year and offers forecasts for the next 2 years for the 45 economies in Asia and the Pacific that make up developing Asia. -
Asian Development Outlook 2011 Update: Preparing for Demographic Transition
The annual Asian Development Outlook, generally launched in April, presents an analysis of developing Asia's recent economic performance plus its prospects for the next 2 years. -
Asian Development Outlook 2011: South-South Economic Links
Developing countries in Asia must resolve to sustain the inclusive growth that is needed to eliminate poverty in the region. Inflation's insidious effects call for preemptive action to contain it before it begins to accelerate.