The following provides highlights and key takeaways from the latest editions of ADB's flagship publication, the Asian Development Outlook.
Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2022 Supplement: Global Gloom Dims Asian Prospects
Three main headwinds continue to hamper recovery in developing Asia: recurrent lockdowns in the People’s Republic of China, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and slowing global growth. Growth forecasts for the region are revised down from 4.3% to 4.2% in 2022 and from 4.9% to 4.6% in 2023.
Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2022 Update: Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age
Developing Asia’s recovery continues, but the outlook is worsening. Growth forecasts are revised down from the projections made in April, to 4.3% for this year and to 4.9% for next year.
Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2022 Supplement: Recovery Faces Diverse Challenges
This Supplement revises the growth forecasts for developing Asia from 5.2% to 4.6% for 2022 and from 5.3% to 5.2% for 2023, reflecting worsened economic prospects because of COVID-19 lockdowns in the People’s Republic of China, more aggressive monetary tightening in advanced economies, and fallout from Russia’s protracted invasion of Ukraine.
Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2022: Mobilizing Taxes for Development
Developing Asia’s economies are forecast to grow 5.2% this year and 5.3% in 2023, thanks to a robust recovery in domestic demand and continued expansion in exports.
Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2021 Supplement: Recovery Continues
ADB is revising its economic growth outlook for developing Asia after renewed outbreaks of COVID-19 led to slower growth in the third quarter.
Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2021 Update: Transforming Agriculture in Asia
COVID-19 continues to besiege developing Asia, but vaccines are changing the nature of the pandemic. Quicker rollouts of vaccines, successful containment, and strong global demand are enabling growth in some economies; new outbreaks and slower vaccinations are holding back recovery in others.
Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2021 Supplement: Renewed Outbreaks and Divergent Recoveries
ADB is adjusting its 2021 growth outlook for developing Asia as renewed COVID-19 outbreaks, new virus variants, and an uneven vaccine rollout slow the recovery in some economies in the region.
Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2021: Financing a Green and Inclusive Recovery
Growth is gaining momentum across developing Asia. While renewed COVID-19 outbreaks show the pandemic is still a threat, the region’s economic revival is underway, supported by a healthy global recovery and progress on vaccines.
Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2020 Supplement: Paths Diverge in Recovery from the Pandemic
Economic activity in Developing Asia is forecast to contract by 0.4% this year, and then expand by up to 6.8% in 2021 as the region moves toward recovery from the effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2020 Update: Wellness in Worrying Times
The threat of a prolonged COVID-19 pandemic is the main risk to the outlook. A return to more stringent containment measures could slow or even derail recovery and possibly trigger financial turmoil. While economies in developing Asia remain resilient, continued policy support is needed to underpin recovery.
Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2020: What Drives Innovation in Asia?
Growth in the region is expected to slow sharply to 2.2% in 2020 under the effects of the current health emergency and then rebound to 6.2% in 2021.