Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Definitions -- Abbreviations -- ADO 2012 Update-Highlights -- Dimming global growth prospects -- Growth flagging as momentum fades -- Risks to the outlook -- Policy options in uncertain times -- Annex: Global headwinds unabated -- Services and Asia's future growth -- Competitive services for sustained growth -- The quiet rise of services -- Trapped in traditional services -- Services fueling Asia's future growth -- Global market for services -- Bridging the gaps that constrain services -- Economic trends and prospects in developing Asia -- Subregional summaries -- Bangladesh -- People's Republic of China -- India -- Indonesia -- Malaysia -- Pakistan -- Philippines -- Thailand -- Viet Nam -- Statistical appendix -- Statistical notes and tables.