The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Organization (AMRO) predicts economic growth for the region's countries at 4.1% in 2026 and 2027, Nikkei Asia writes. The 2027 estimate was raised by 0.1 percentage point due to strong exports and investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure. According to the head of the organization, Yasuto Watanabe, in the first half of the year, goods related to artificial intelligence accounted for more than two-thirds of the increase in the export of goods in ASEAN countries, China, Japan and South Korea.

The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Organization (AMRO) predicts economic growth for the region's countries at 4.1% in 2026 and 2027, Nikkei Asia writes. The 2027 estimate was raised by 0.1 percentage point due to strong exports and investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure. According to the head of the organization, Yasuto Watanabe, in the first half of the year, goods related to artificial intelligence accounted for more than two-thirds of the increase in the export of goods in ASEAN countries, China, Japan and South Korea.