世銀：亞洲經濟強勁但腳步緩慢

The World Bank says growth in East Asia's developing economies remains strong, but warns they need to reduce their reliance on exports as the global economic slowdown continues.

The Washington-based lender said in a biannual report Wednesday that it expects growth to slow to 7.6 percent this year in developing East Asia, which excludes Japan. That is down from 8.2 percent in 2011.

The report said global demand was likely to remain weak because of the uncertainty of the European debt crisis and a sluggish U.S. recovery. The European Union, U.S., and Japan make up more than 40 percent of the region's exports.

While it said most East Asian economies were well-positioned to handle further external shocks, it said governments should do more to decrease their reliance on trade and find more ways to encourage growth and domestic demand.

The bank said poverty continues to fall in East Asia. It predicts the number of people living on less than $2 a day will decrease by 24 million this year. But it estimates that about one-third of the region still lives in poverty.世界銀行說，東亞的發展中國家增長保持強勁，不過同時警告說，這些國家需要在全球經濟腳步持續放緩的同時減少對出口的依賴。

總部位於美國首都華盛頓的世界銀行在星期三發佈的一份半年度報告中稱，它預期不包括日本在內的東亞發展中國家今年的增長將從2011年的8.2%減緩到7.6%。

這份報告稱，由於歐洲債務危機造成的不確定性以及美國復甦緩慢，全球需求可能持續疲軟。歐盟、美國和日本消化這一區域40%的出口。

世界銀行的報告指出，儘管多數東亞經濟體有能力應對進一步的外部衝擊，但是，各國政府應該進一步減少對貿易的依賴，拓寬刺激增長和內部需求的路子。

世界銀行稱，東亞的貧困率持續下降。它預測，每天生活費低於兩美元的窮困者人數今年將減少2,400萬。但是，它估計，該地區仍然有三分之一的人口生活在貧困之中。