Growth has held up in developing Asia despite a difficult external environment. The region is expected to grow steadily at 5.7% in 2016 and 2017, the forecasts in this Update unchanged from Asian Development Outlook 2016. The growth of Southeast Asian subregion is 4.5% in 2016, marking a return to an upward growth trend after 3 years of deceleration. Growth is still seen trending higher in 2017. Cambodia is anticipated to retain its growth forecast of 7 percent this year and 7.1 percent in 2017.