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Asia warned of growing poverty

By Joe Leahy in Mumbai

Published: June 28 2009 20:10 | Last updated: June 28 2009 20:10

Mumbai Reuters
Sky high: although India’s economy is still expanding, the Asian Development Bank feels a ‘middle income trap’ may lie in wait

The Asian Development Bank has warned that the global economic malaise is creating a social crisis in Asia, with slower growth leaving millions more people than expected mired in poverty and malnutrition this year.

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