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ESCAP’s Director of Macroeconomic Policy and Development Division Anisuzzaman Chowdhury (left) briefs journalists in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Asia-Pacific developing economies face low growth again in 2014, UN forecasts

Developing Asia-Pacific countries will face another year of subpar growth in 2014 due to slow recovery, policy uncertainty and protectionism in developed countries, marking the first time in two decades that their economies have grown at less than 6 per cent annually over a three-year period, according to a United Nations forecast released today.