Region tipped to grow 5.4% this year; 5.2% next year

This is due to improving global demand, says research office; two key risks - interest rates rising faster than expected and a rise in global trade tensions

Growth in the region is expected to be sustained "at mid-5 per cent level", Amro said in its report, which assesses the economic outlook and financial stability in the 10 Asean member states and Hong Kong, China, Japan, and Korea.

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Singapore

GROWTH in Asia is expected to remain robust in the coming years on the back of improving global demand, according to a new report out on Wednesday.

But two key risks could derail this rosy outlook: interest rates rising faster than expected