World Bank warns of AI concentration risks as it lifts East Asia and Pacific growth outlook to 4.5%

The World Bank now expects the region to grow 4.5% this year, but flagged that trade growth outside AI-related goods has been "weak or negative."

# World Bank warns of AI concentration risks as it lifts East Asia and Pacific growth outlook to 4.5% The World Bank now expects the region to grow 4.5% this year, but flagged that trade growth outside AI-related goods has been "weak or negative." **Read the full article:** [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/06/world-bank-east-asia-growth-inflation-ai-exports-.html) *This article was originally published by CNBC. MoneyWiseInc provides expert curation of the best financial content from trusted sources.*