2012-12-21telegraph.co.uk

Asia's powerhouse economy will rebound with 8.4pc growth next year as credit stimulus and an infrastructure blitz by local governments gain traction, with knock-on effects through East Asia. The region as a whole will grow by 7.9pc, with Myanmar at last starting to catch up as undertakes "formidable reforms".

The new risk is a return to overheating as ultra-loose monetary policies in the West trigger a "flood of capital into the region that could lead to asset bubbles and excessive credit growth" -- with the risk of sharp reversals later.

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The Bank said Asian states should defend their economies from excess money printed by central banks in the US, Europe, and Japan by imposing short-term "capital controls" when needed. It added that exchange curbs are no substitute for "appropriate exchange rate arrangements" over the longer term, a criticism clearly directed at China's dollar peg.



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