据OECD及世界银行预测,未来十年(1995～2004年)全球平均经济增长率约为3.3％,发展中国家为4.9％,发达工业国家为2.8％。就地区而言,东亚地区经济增长率高达7.7％,居全球之冠;南亚地区经济增长5.4％,名列第二。世界银行指出,贸易增长、经济及金融改革是东亚及南亚经济增长的主要动力 According to the OECD and the World Bank, the average global economic growth rate in the next 10 years (1995-2004) is about 3.3%, in developing countries 4.9% and in developed industrial countries 2.8%. In terms of the region, the rate of economic growth in East Asia is as high as 7.7%, ranking the highest in the world. In South Asia, the economy grew by 5.4%, ranking second. The World Bank pointed out that trade growth, economic and financial reform are the main engines of economic growth in East and South Asia