ADB Raises South-East Asia Growth Outlook as AI Boom Offsets Energy and El Nino Pressures

ADB raises South-east Asia growth outlook as AI boom offsets energy and El Nino pressures

Region is expected to expand 4.7% in 2026, 4.9% in 2027 despite renewed geopolitical, energy-market pressures Read more at The Business Times.

Global technology, AI trend help boost Southeast Asia’s growth: ADB

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) raised its 2026 economic growth forecast for developing Southeast Asia to 4.7 percent, crediting the global technology and artificial-intelligence (AI) investment cycle and resilient electronics exports.

El Nino, AI to widen economic growth gap in developing Asia: ADB

Economy El Nino, AI to widen economic growth gap in developing Asia: ADB India, Malaysia, Vietnam ride on tech exports despite climate and energy shocks A parched rice field in Candaba, Pampanga province, Philippines, in 2024. The Asian Development Bank said in its latest economic outlook…