Growth in developing Asia is moderating but remains robust. As global trade slows and investment weakens, regional growth forecasts are trimmed from Asian Development Outlook 2019 by 0.3 percentage points for 2019 and by 0.1 points for 2020 compared to April forecasts. The revisions reflect gloomier prospects for international trade and evidence of slowing growth in the advanced economies and the People's Republic of China, as well as in India and the larger economies in East and Southeast Asia. Inflation remains benign in the region, but pressure is building slightly as food prices rise. Inflation across developing Asia is forecast at 2.7% this year and next, or 0.2 percentage points up from April forecasts.

This report contains the latest estimates of input-output tables for East Asia and a more comprehensive range of statistics relevant to analyzing production, trade, and interrelations between firms, industries, and economy sectors in the region. It is an update of the published in 2018. The tables and indicators presented are derived from the Multi-Regional Input-Output Tables database maintained by the Asian Development Bank. The reports serve as key resources for understanding dynamic trade and production linkages in regional economy, providing analytical support for data-driven decision-making and policy implementation.

The Kyrgyz Republic has overcome some complex challenges to now have one of the most open economies in Central Asia. The country has improved its per capita income and living standards and is on the threshold of becoming a lower-middle-income economy. Looking ahead, the main challenge for the Kyrgyz Republic is to build on these successes to stimulate stronger, more broad-based economic growth. This book identifies the economic and governance reforms needed within key sectors to drive this growth. It provides policy suggestions to enhance the country's trade, agriculture, tourism, finance, information and communications technology, energy, transport and logistics, and human capital.

This report contains the latest estimates of input-output tables for Southeast Asia and the Pacific and a more comprehensive range of statistics relevant to analyzing production, trade, and interrelations between firms, industries, and economy sectors in the region. It is an update of the Economic Indicators for Southeastern Asia and the Pacific: Input-Output Tables published in 2018. The tables and indicators presented are derived from the Multi-Regional Input-Output Tables database maintained by the Asian Development Bank. The reports serve as key resources for understanding dynamic trade and production linkages in regional economy, providing analytical support for data-driven decision-making and policy implementation.

This report contains the latest estimates of input-output tables for South and Central Asia and a more comprehensive range of statistics relevant to analyzing production, trade, and interrelations between firms, industries, and economy sectors in the region. It is an update of the Economic Indicators for South and Central Asia: Input-Output Tables published in 2018. The tables and indicators presented are derived from the Multi-Regional Input-Output Tables database maintained by the Asian Development Bank. The reports serve as key resources for understanding dynamic trade and production linkages in regional economy, providing analytical support for data-driven decision-making and policy implementation.