Most governments in Emerging Asia have room to support their economies by loosening fiscal policy further in the event that growth continues to disappoint. However, there are a few countries, namely Indonesia, Malaysia and Sri Lanka, where governments have very little room for manoeuvre. In each of them, we expect fiscal policy to act as a significant drag on growth this year.
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