(Reuters) – The East Asia and Pacific region, excluding China, is expected to grow 4% this year, World Bank Chief David Malpass said on Thursday, down from a forecast of 4.4% in March amid a shortage of COVID-19 vaccine supplies in many countries.
Including China, the World Bank expects the region to grow 7.7% this year, above a 7.4% projection made in March, Malpass said.
(Reporting by Karen Lema and Jerome Morales; Editing by Ed Davies)
