The World Bank downgraded its growth projections for the East Asia and the Pacific region as the zero-COVID approach dampened China's economic growth, while most of the other countries of the region rebounded in the first half of 2022.
The Washington-based lender forecast East Asia and Pacific to expand 3.2 percent this year instead of 5.0 percent projected in April. The growth rate is expected to improve to 4.6 percent in 2023.
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June 19, 2026 16:46 ET Major central banks continued to dominate the economic news flow this week too, led by the Federal Reserve, as they announced their latest policy decisions. The Federal Reserve policy session was in focus as it was the first to be led by the new chief Kevin Warsh. In Europe, central banks of the U.K. and Switzerland announced their rate decisions. In Asia, the Bank of Japan drew attention for its policy moves, while data out of China threw some light on the state of the economy.