MANILA, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Strong demand for products from the region’s high-tech economies and India’s faster-than-expected growth have improved the outlook for developing Asia and the Pacific for this year and the next, the Asian Development Bank ‍said on Wednesday.

Growth in 2025 is now projected at 5.1%, up from the 4.8% forecast in September, the ADB said in an update to its Asian Development Outlook, and higher than the 4.9% projection it made when it first released the report in April.

It also raised its 2026 growth forecast for the region to 4.6% from 4.5%, citing reduced trade uncertainty after ‌several U.S. deals.

The region consists of 46 economies ranging from ‌China and India to Georgia and Samoa, but excluding Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

“While regional growth is ex

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