Asia-Pacific Growth Slows as Middle East Conflict Hits Energy & Food Prices | Press Conference | UN

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) press briefing · April 21, 2026

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Moderator Stephanie opens the briefing and introduces Hamza Malik as director of macroeconomic policy and financing for development division at ESCAP and explains the format: short remarks followed by questions.

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ESCAP Director Hamza Malik launched the 2024/25 Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific in New York, outlining a slower regional growth outlook, risks from the Middle East conflict and trade protectionism, and a policy framework for an equitable energy transition. He answered questions from international correspondents about timing of the data (publication closed 17 March), impacts on China and India, debt-vulnerable countries and follow-up regional events.

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