Foreword

The Economic Outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India - Update is released following the main report of the Outlook, to ensure that its data, projections and policy discussions remain up-to-date and relevant. Both reports focus on the economic conditions of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam) and two large economies in the region, China and India. This publication evolved from the Southeast Asian Economic Outlook. Beginning with the first release of the Update to the Outlook in June 2016, the Outlook has become a biannual publication. The 2018 Update is the first edition to be released as an independent publication.