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World Bank cuts growth estimates for East Asia as China falters

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Oct 02, 2023 12:36 PM IST

China will likely expand 4.4% next year, down from previously projected 4.8%, amid property woes, increasing debt, & fading boost from post-Covid reopening.

Developing economies in East Asia and the Pacific are set to see slower growth this year and next as the region reels from the impact of tighter finances and a weak global environment, according to the World Bank’s latest report.

The 2023 GDP forecast for China was kept at 5.1%. (Reuters/File)
The 2023 GDP forecast for China was kept at 5.1%. (Reuters/File)

Gross domestic product growth is estimated at 5% in 2023 and 4.5% in 2024, the World Bank said in its semi-annual outlook for East Asia and the Pacific. That compares with April forecasts of 5.1% for this year and 4.8% for the next. The latest estimates were still faster than the pace seen in other emerging markets, it said.

China accounts for some of that drag. The world’s second-largest economy will likely expand 4.4% next year, down from the 4.8% previously projected, amid property woes, increasing debt, and a fading boost from the post-Covid reopening. The 2023 GDP forecast for China was kept at 5.1%.

“What happens in China matters for the whole region,” the report read. “A 1% reduction in its growth is associated with a reduction in regional growth by 0.3 percentage points.”

Excluding China, East Asia and the Pacific should see slightly faster growth in 2024 as the global economy improves and revives foreign demand for the region’s manufactured goods and commodities, the World Bank said. Geopolitical tensions, possible natural disasters including extreme weather events are downside risks to the outlook, it said.

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