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This annual survey of economic progress in the developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank provides a comprehensive yet concise review of recent economic developments and current issues in Asia and the Pacific. The survey first provides an assessment of global economic trends and traces recent growth in the developing economies in Asia and the Pacific. It then presents socioeconomic profiles of the 25 developing member countries of the Bank. It concludes with an in-depth analysis of the reform process of the formerly centrally planned ecconomics of Asia.