World Bank2025-03-032025-03-032025-04-24978-1-4648-2232-2https://hdl.handle.net/10986/42887East Asia and Pacific (EAP) outpaced most regions in economic growth in 2024. To sustain this momentum and generate jobs, EAP countries must navigate global uncertainty and tackle long-term challenges tied to shifting global integration, climate change, and demographic trends. In its 2025 Regional Economic Update, the World Bank projects that growth in EAP will slow down to 4.0 percent in 2025, compared to 5.0 percent in 2024. Uncertainty around these projections remains high, and growth outcomes will depend on global developments and national policy choices.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGEDOMESTIC REFORMSINTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONSerialWorld Bank10.1596/978-1-4648-2232-210.1596/42887https://doi.org/10.1596/42887