Ten ASEAN Nations On Track For 5.2% Overall Growth Rate This Year – IMF Report
The ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are achieving overall booming growth rates of 5.2 percent this year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a report on Thursday. “The member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) continue to achieve strong growth, projected to average 5.2 percent for 2018,” the report said. “Such growth rates have helped to lower poverty, boost incomes, and improve economic welfare.”