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– The Asian Development Bank has increased its growth forecast for developing Asia and the Pacific to 5.0% in 2026, up from 5.5% in 2025. This revision, announced in September, reflects a 0.1 percentage point rise from its July estimate.

The Asian Development Bank cut its 2026 growth forecast for developing Asia and the Pacific to 4.9%. The bank cited prolonged global energy disruption and softer demand in parts of the region. The projection stands below the 5.1% estimate issued

ANKARA: Turkey’s annual consumer inflation slowed to 30.87% in March from 31.53% in February, while monthly inflation eased to 1.94% from 2.96%, official data showed on Friday. The reading also came in below market expectations for annual inflation of 31.4%

MENA Newswire, TOKYO: The Bank of Japan on Friday left its benchmark short-term interest rate unchanged, keeping the target for the uncollateralized overnight call rate at around 0.75% as policymakers assessed the impact of a rate increase made in December.