13 December 2007 (Singapore) The Asia Pacific region will experience slower economic growth in 2008, but is likely to avoid a sharp downturn due to the sub-prime mortgage crisis in the United States, according to the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council’s annual State of the Region Report.
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18 April 2007 (Singapore) Economic growth in the Asia Pacific is set to slow in 2007 to a still healthy 4.3% across the region, compared to 5.0% in 2006 before a moderate rise in 2008 to 4.5%. East Asia will lead the way with growth at 5.7%, pulling up the rest of region, which is forecast to grow by only 2.6% this year.