Past Event

World Bank Tokyo Online Morning Seminar #187 “East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, April 2024 Edition”

At this online seminar, Ergys Islamaj, Senior Economist, Office of the Chief Economist for East Asia and Pacific Region, explained the main points of the World Bank’s East Asia and Pacific April 2024 Economic Update.

Regional growth is projected to ease to 4.5% in 2024 from 5.1% last year, the World Bank’s East Asia and Pacific April 2024 Economic Update says. Growth in developing East Asia and Pacific excluding China is projected to pick up to 4.6% this year, up from 4.4% in 2023. Growth in China is projected to moderate to 4.5% from 5.2% in 2023, as high debt, a weak property sector, and trade frictions weigh on the economy. Among Pacific Island countries, growth is forecast to slow to 3.6% in 2024 from 5.6% last year as the post-pandemic rebound dissipates. The slowdown partly reflects normalization of growth in Fiji to 3.5% in 2024 from an exceptionally strong 8% last year.

At this online seminar, Ergys Islamaj, Senior Economist, Office of the Chief Economist for East Asia and Pacific Region, explained the main points of the report.  

Date/Time:

8am-9am, Thursday April 11, 2024 (Japan Standard Time)
※Rescheduled from April 9

Speaker:

Ergys Islamaj
Senior Economist, Office of the Chief Economist for East Asia and Pacific Region, World Bank

Presentation Material:

East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, April 2024:Firm Foundations of Growth (PDF)

Questions to the speaker:

Please send your questions to the speaker via online form posted on this webpage.

Related Seminars

World Bank Group Morning Seminar

DATE/TIME: 8am-9am, Thursday April 11, 2024 (JST) *Rescheduled from April 9

FORMAT: Online (Youtube) *No registration is required

LANGUAGE: English (no interpretation to Japanese)

CONTACT: Koichi Omori, World Bank Tokyo

komori@worldbankgroup.org

Subscribe to the World Bank Group Tokyo Live Stream for seminar videos.

Date: April 11, 2024

Time: 01:00 AM - 01:00 AM ET

Location: Tokyo, Japan