Asia and Pacific likely to grow at 6.9 pc during 2012:ADB

ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda said the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) forecasts a "healthy GDP of 6.9 per cent for developing Asia and the Pacific in the 2012" and an accelerated 7.3 percent growth in 2013.

He said Asia and Pacific region would maintain its growth momentum despite issues elsewhere in the world and emphasised the need to make growth in the region more inclusive.

Kuroda was addressing the media at the 45th Annual Meeting of the ADB here.

However, "the very drivers of Asia