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World Bank raises East Asia-Pacific 2026 growth forecast to 4.5%
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The World Bank raised its 2026 economic growth forecast for East Asia and the Pacific to 4.5%, up 0.3 percentage points from its April projection. The bank said the upgrade was driven largely by strong high-tech investment and exports linked to the AI value chain, and that high energy prices were a smaller drag than expected. Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand saw their growth forecasts raised by 1.1, 0.7 and 0.7 percentage points respectively.
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The World Bank on Oct 6 raised its 2026 economic growth forecast for East Asia and the Pacific to 4.5%, 0.3 percentage points above its April projection, according to CLS. Xinhua and Yicai also reported the upward revision in their headlines. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
The bank said the upgrade largely reflected strong high-tech investment and exports in economies that form part of the artificial intelligence value chain. It added that high energy prices weighed less on the region than expected, due to a combination of market forces, increased use of renewable energy, inventory drawdowns and consumer subsidies. [ 1 ]
The World Bank said several economies in the region grew faster than previously expected this year, driven by high-tech product manufacturing and exports. It raised Vietnam's 2026 forecast by 1.1 percentage points, Malaysia's by 0.7 points and Thailand's by 0.7 points. [ 1 ]
The updated forecast was released in the World Bank's East Asia and Pacific economic update report. [ 1 ]
Почему это важно
The upward revision suggests stronger regional growth momentum, with high-tech and AI-related investment and exports as key drivers. The report's finding that high energy prices were less of a drag than expected may shape expectations for energy costs and consumer subsidies in the region. However, the available documents do not give individual forecasts for most economies, limiting the detail available to readers outside the region.
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- The World Bank raised its 2026 growth forecast for East Asia and the Pacific to 4.5%, 0.3 percentage points above its April projection. [ 1 ]
- The report attributed the upgrade largely to strong high-tech investment and exports in economies that are part of the AI value chain. [ 1 ]
- The World Bank said high energy prices were less of a drag than expected, helped by market forces, increased renewable energy use, inventory drawdown and consumer subsidies. [ 1 ]
- Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand had their 2026 growth forecasts raised by 1.1, 0.7 and 0.7 percentage points respectively. [ 1 ]
- The World Bank released the update report on Oct 6. [ 1 ]
- Xinhua and Yicai also reported the upward revision. [ 2 , 3 ]
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- The World Bank's forecast for China and other individual economies is not stated. The available documents give figures only for Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand, and the CLS summary is truncated.
- The previous April forecast for the region is not given. CLS mentions a 0.3 percentage point upward revision but does not state the earlier figure.
- Which economies are counted as part of the AI value chain is not specified. The report refers to countries in the AI value chain without naming them.