International Monetary Fund

Regional economic outlook: Asia and Pacific, preparing for choppy seas - World economic and financial surveys International Monetary Fund

The outlook for the Asia-Pacific region remains robust - the strongest in the world, in fact - and recent data point to a pickup in momentum. The near-term outlook, however, is clouded with significant uncertainty, and risks, on balance, remain slanted to the downside. Medium-term growth faces secular headwinds, including from population aging and sluggish productivity.