World Bank East Asia and Pacific Economic Update 2012, Volume 2 : Remaining Resilient

Economies in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region have generally remained resilient in 2012 amidst a lackluster and, at times, volatile external environment. In 2012, the region's economy is projected to grow by 7.5 percent, lower than the 8.3 percent growth recorded in 2011, but set to recov...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Publication
Language:	en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	aggregate demand agriculture annual growth asset price balance of Payments bank debt banking sector banking systems budget deficit budget deficits business cycle capital account capital controls capital flow capital flows capital inflows capital markets capital outflows Central bank central banks centrally planned economy commodity prices comparative advantage consolidation consumer basket Consumer price index consumers Consumption growth core inflation country markets credit growth currency currency appreciation Current account current account deficit current account surplus Current account surpluses current accounts debt debt Sustainability decision making deposit depreciation development assistance development bank diplomatic relations direct investments disaster risk management dollar value domestic credit domestic demand domestic demand growth domestic interest rates domestic prices drag on growth economic Cooperation economic growth economic outlook economic performance economic research economic slowdown elasticity equilibrium exchange rate exchange rate arrangements exchange rate system exchange rates expenditure increases export growth export growth rate export growth rates export market export markets export performance export revenues export volumes exporter exporters exports external balances external demand external shocks Federal reserve Financial Crisis financial intermediation Financial market financial sector fiscal burden Fiscal deficit fiscal deficits fiscal policies fiscal policy fiscal reforms Fixed asset Food price foreign currency Foreign direct investment foreign exchange Foreign reserves GDP GDP deflator GDP per capita global demand global economy global liquidity global slowdown Gold Government subsidies growth performance Growth Projections growth rate Growth rates High-income countries import import demand import growth imports income income growth income levels indebtedness Inflation inflation rate inflation rates inflationary pressures interest rate interest rates International bank International Financial Statistics international market international price international reserves International Settlements investment booms investment projects investment rate labor force liquidity local currency macroeconomic management macroeconomic policies major currencies market access market economy monetary authorities monetary expansions monetary Fund monetary policies monetary policy monopoly mortgages multiple exchange rates national output natural disaster natural disasters natural resource natural resources net exports nominal interest rate non-performing loans nonperforming loans oil price oil prices open economy output gap per capita income Portfolio potential output Poverty reduction price controls price increases price inflation principal export private consumption private investments productivity Productivity increases public investment public investments Purchasing power Purchasing power parity rapid credit expansion rapid growth rate of inflation real GdP real interest rate recession regional growth regional market regional markets remittances reserve requirements sector liberalization slowdown slowdowns socialist economy standard deviation State bank strong capital inflows supply conditions supply side surplus target inflation rates tax Telecommunications total exports total factor productivity trade balance trade deficit trade performance trade shock trading blocs transition path unemployment wages wealth world development Indicators world market world trade WTO
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