SINGAPORE: Economies in East Asia will slow substantially in 2009 as the credit crisis depresses capital flows, exports and investment despite government attempts to boost domestic demand, the World Bank said yesterday.
In its semi-annual report, the World Bank predicted, however, the East Asian region will experience a less severe slowdown than Europe, Central Asia or Latin America, which are similarly exposed to international trade and finance.
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