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IMF、中東戦争のさなか、アジア諸国の大半の2026年の成長見通しを引き下げ

-- 国際通貨基金(IMF)は、最新の発表で、2026年のアジア諸国の経済成長率予測を下方修正した。 IMFは、中東紛争勃発前の1月に発表したアジア新興国の成長率予測を5%から4.9%に下方修正した。 IMFによると、アジア諸国の成長率は2027年も4.8%まで低下する見込みだ。 IMFは、中国経済の成長率を今年4.4%、来年4%と予測している一方、インドは今後2年間6.5%の成長率を維持すると予測している。 インドネシア、マレーシア、フィリピン、シンガポール、タイを含む東南アジア5大経済国の平均成長率は、2026年には4.9%から3.7%に低下するが、翌年には4.7%に回復するとIMFは述べている。 ベトナムは7.1%と最も高い成長率を記録する見込みだが、それでも昨年の8%には及ばない。 その他の国々も成長率は鈍化し、インドネシアは5%、マレーシアは4.7%、フィリピンは4.1%、タイは1.5%となる見込みだ。 アジア太平洋地域の先進国では、韓国の成長率は昨年の1%から1.9%に上昇する一方、オーストラリアは2%で横ばいとなる。 IMFによると、日本の成長率は昨年の1.2%から2026年には0.7%、2027年には0.6%に減速する見込みだ。 台湾の成長率は2025年の8.7%から5.2%に低下し、シンガポールの成長率は昨年の5%から3.5%に低下する見込みだ。 香港の成長率も、2025年の3.5%から2.4%に低下すると予測されている。 IMFは、中東における紛争の継続の影響を考慮し、今年の世界経済成長率は昨年の3.4%から3.1%に減速すると予測している。

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