Asian Development Bank trims regional inflation outlook

GDP growth projection unchanged at 5.0% in 2024

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A vendor at a traditional market on the outskirts of Jakarta. The Asian Development Bank downgraded regional inflation outlook in its latest report. © Reuters

TSUBASA SURUGA, Nikkei staff writer

SINGAPORE -- The Asian Development Bank revised the region's inflation forecast for 2024 and 2025, as price pressures ease due to the lagging effects of monetary tightening.

Inflation in "developing Asia" -- which comprises comprises 46 members of the ADB, such as China and India -- is now forecasted at 2.8% this year, slightly slower than the 2.9% projection in July, according to the bank's latest Asian Development Outlook released Wednesday. For 2025, the outlook was revised downward from 3.0% to 2.9%.

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