亞洲開發銀行調低經濟增長率預測

The Asian Development Bank has cut its growth forecast for the region's developing countries because of weakness in its two largest economies and concerns over a possible reduction in U.S. stimulus measures.

In its twice-yearly report Tuesday, the bank predicted developing Asia will grow at 6 percent in 2013, down from its April estimate of 6.6 percent. For 2014, it expects growth will accelerate slightly to 6.2 percent, down from its prior estimate of 6.7 percent.

The Philippines-based lender revised its predictions because of slower growth in China and India. It also cited nervousness over Washington's plans to eventually trim stimulus measures used to boost the American economy from the depths of the 2009 recession.

But it said Asia's emerging markets will be able to deal with the U.S. Federal Reserve's eventual scaling back of the monetary easing policies, noting that most of its economies have healthy current-account surpluses and ample foreign currency reserves.由於中國和印度經濟表現疲軟以及對美國可能削減刺激經濟措施的擔憂，亞洲開發銀行調低了對亞洲發展中國家經濟增長的預期值。

亞洲開發銀行星期二發表報告，預測亞洲發展中國家2013年的經濟增長率爲6%，而4月發表的報告做出的經濟增長率預測是6.6%。亞洲開發銀行預計，亞洲發展中國家2014年的經濟增長率將小幅提高至6.2%，低於4月報告預測的6.7%。

總部設在菲律賓的亞洲開發銀行之所以修正對亞洲發展中國家經濟增長率的預期，是因爲中國和印度的經濟增長速度減緩。此外，亞洲開發銀行還指出，人們對美國計劃最終削減刺激經濟措施感到擔憂。美國採取刺激措施是爲了使本國經濟擺脫2009年經濟衰退的影響。

但亞洲開發銀行說，亞洲的新興市場將有能力應對美聯儲收緊貨幣寬鬆政策所帶來的局面。該銀行還指出，大多數亞洲經濟體保持着健全的經常賬戶盈餘，而且擁有足夠的外匯儲備。