Publication: World Bank East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, October 2022: Reforms for Recovery
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2022-10
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2022-10
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Abstract
Growth in most countries in the East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) region rebounded in the first half of 2022, but China lost momentum. In much of the region, domestic demand revived after the distress of the COVID-19 Delta wave. In China, the public health measures to contain outbreaks of the highly infectious Omicron variant inhibited
consumption. Most of the region is projected to grow faster and have lower inflation in 2022 than other regions. Beyond the end of 2022, three factors could be a drag on growth: global deceleration, rising debt, and policy distortions. Current measures to contain inflation and debt are adding to existing distortions in the markets for food, fuel and finance in ways that could hurt growth. In each case, more efficient measures could address current difficulties without undermining longer-term objectives.
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“World Bank. 2022. World Bank East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, October 2022 : Reforms for Recovery. © Washington, DC : World Bank. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/38053 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”