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This page provides a summary of global, Asian and Bangladesh macroeconomic indicators of relevant to the Bangladesh economy.
Bangladesh Macroeconomic Framework: key indicators
| Indicators |
Actual
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Projection |
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2006-07
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2007-08
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2008-09
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2009-10
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2010-11 (Provisional)
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2011-12
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|
GDP growth (percent)
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6.43
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6.19
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5.74
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6.07
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6.66
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7.00
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GDP deflator
(% Change)
|
6.8
|
8.8
|
6.5
|
6.0 |
5.9
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5.6
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Average inflation (CPI)
|
7.20
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9.94
|
6.66
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7.31
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8.67 (May 2011)
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Gross investment (as percent of GDP)
|
24.5
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24.2
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24.4
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24.4
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24.7
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Total revenue (as percent of GDP)
|
10.5
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11.1
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11.3
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11.4
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12.1
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Tax |
8.3
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8.8
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9.0
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9.2
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10.0
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Non-tax |
2.2
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2.3
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2.2
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2.2
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2.0
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Total expenditure
|
14.1
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17.3
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15.3
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15.9
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16.5
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Current expenditure
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9.4
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12.6
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11.6
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12.1
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11.6
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11.6
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Annual Development Programme (ADP)
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3.8
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4.1
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3.7
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4.1
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4.5
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Overall balance (without grants)
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-3.7
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-6.2
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-4.1
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-4.5
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-4.4
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| Overall balance (with grants) |
-3.2 |
-5.4 |
-3.3 |
-3.9 |
-3.9 |
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Financing
|
3.5
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4.4
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4.1
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4.4
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4.4
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Domestic financing |
1.9
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2.6
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2.3
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2.4
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3.1
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Banking system
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0.9
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2.0
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1.7
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1.2
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2.3
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Non-bank borrowing (net)
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1.0
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0.6
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0.6
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1.2
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0.8
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Net foreign financing |
1.6
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1.8
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1.8
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2.0
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1.3
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Money and credit (end of year: percent change)
|
|
June 2007 |
June 2008 |
June 2009 |
June 2010 |
Feb
2011 |
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| Net domestic asset |
|
18.10 |
17.76 |
18.84 |
25.74 |
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Domestic credit
|
14.80 |
20.95 |
16.03 |
17.89 |
26.44 |
---- |
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Credit in private sector
|
15.00 |
24.94 |
14.62 |
24.24 |
28.34 |
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Broad money (M2)
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17.06 |
17.63 |
19.17 |
22.44 |
21.66 |
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Balance of payments (in million US dollars)
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Exports
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12177.86
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14110.80
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15565.19
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16204.65
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16207.07 (upto Mar 2011)
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Imports
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17157
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21629
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22507
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23738
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21038 (upto Feb 2011)
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Remittances
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5978.47 |
7914.80
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9689.16
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10987.40
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8611.02 (upto Mar 2011)
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Balance of payments (percent change)
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Exports (f.o.b)
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15.69
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15.87
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10.31
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4.11
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Imports (f.o.b)
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16.4
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26.1
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4.1
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5.5
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Remittances
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24.5
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32.4
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22.4
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13.4
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Current account balance (as percent of GDP)
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1.4
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0.9
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2.7
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3.7
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0.6
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Gross official reserves (in billion US dollars)
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5.1
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6.1
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7.5
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10.7
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10.7
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11.6
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Gross official reserves (in months of import)
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3.3
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3.2
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3.8
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5.1
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3.6
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3.4
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World Economy and Bangladesh
The developing world has not been as much affected by the global recession as the developed world.
- In 2008-09, the economic growth rate of developed economy was -3.4%, whereas that of emerging and developing economies was 1.7%.
- Asian countries, including Bangladesh, performed better than others. A few economies of the world (USA, Japan, France, Korea, Germany, UK) started recovering from the second half of 2009.
- The recovery may be more extensive in 2010, but at a slower rate.
| Economy growth rate (%) |
2007
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2008
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2009
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2010
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Projections |
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2011
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2015
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| Bangladesh |
6.3
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6.0
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5.4
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5.4
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5.9
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6.2
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| Developing Asian economies |
10.6
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7.9
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6.6
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8.7
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8.7
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8.5
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| Emerging economies and developing economies |
6.5
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9.2
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5.2
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6.2
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4.7
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3.8
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| Developed economies |
0.2
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0.5
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0.4
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0.4
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0.3
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0.1
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| World |
5.2
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3.0
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-0.6
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4.2
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4.3
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4.6
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Comparative scenario of Economic Growth in selected Asian Countries
| Economy growth rate (%) | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
2010
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Projections |
| 2011 |
2015 |
| Bangladesh |
6.3
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6.0
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5.4
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5.4
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5.9
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6.2
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| Cambodia |
10.2
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6.7
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-2.6
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4.8
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6.8
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6.8
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| China |
13.0
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9.6
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8.7
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10.0
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9.9
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9.5
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| India |
9.4
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7.3
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5.7
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8.8
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8.4
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8.1
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| Malaysia |
6.2
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4.6
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-1.7
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4.7
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5.0
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5.0
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Singapore
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8.2.
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1.4
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-2.0
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5.7
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5.3
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4.5
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| Thailand |
4.9
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2.5
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-2.3
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5.5
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5.5
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5.0
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| Vietnam |
8.5
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6.2
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5.3
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6.0
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6.5
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7.5
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Please read more on the macro-economic scenario at this link.
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