also coming up once label to charity city's an investor is building a private community on an island in honduras, which critics say is a threat to democracy will take you there. i'm chris cova. welcome to the program. asian economies are reopening with impressive dynamism that is, according to the asian development banks. assessment, published earlier on tuesday, private consumption investment and services, including tourism. all reviving, now that the pandemic has largely passed china as reopening after last year's lock downs is brightening the outlet for both the region and the global economy. regional growth is expected at 4.8 percent this year and of next with south asia. expect to go faster than other regions. growth in east asia and southeast asia is benefiting from increased domestic demand and growth in the pacific from returning taurus. inflation is gradually coming down to pre pet damage levels. the

forecasting the rate for developing asia at 3.3 percent in 2024. now earlier i spoke to albert park, the asian development banks, chief economist, and i asked him why the region is economically out growing other parts of the world . well, i think asia is putting the pandemic behind it and returning to normal rates of growth, which are even higher than what we're projecting which is 4.8 percent growth both this year and next year. a lot of that is driven by the recovery in china as china is moved away from it's 0 code policy. our projection is that china will grow 5 percent this year and 4.5 percent next year. in addition, india, which is the 2nd largest economy in the region, we expect to grow robustly at 6.4 percent this year, and 6.7 percent next year on the back of very healthy consumption demand and rising investments. let's talk about china here for a 2nd and you said

a chinese out of the pandemic here. busy has abandoned 0 covert policy is everything back to normal in china? well, if you look at indicators of mobility within the country, like subway ridership, you see it really on was really, really back to normal, just as high as it was before the pandemic. at the same time, there are certain aspects that are sluggish to recovery, so unemployment rates are still a little bit higher. on the high side, you're watching the dublin years were interrupting the program to bring the secretary general of nato speaking after a meeting of the allies, his ukraine commission is he and stolen, burger nato headquarters in brussels or member. we addressed her rushes, brutal war aggression. our support for ukraine and it's your atlantic aspirations.

the people are of ukraine continued to defend that their country with skill and bravery. and we will continue to support him for as long as it takes $9.00. i have delivered close to 150000000000 euros of support, including 65000000000 years of military aids. but there is no room for complacency. president putin has not changed course in ukraine. he thinks russia come out lies out last. our support are meeting today, underscored naples and during commitment to ukraine. ah, laws are ramping up of the production weapons and ammunition and delivering on the purchase of training and the heavy weaponry. the 1st law pod or an challenger tanks are in ukraine, together with tanks and infantry fighting because on so several other allies. as

agreed at that madrid summit, we have also stepped up urgent, non lethal support through naples ukraine fund. this includes fuel, medical supplies, mobile satellite systems, and pontoon, a bridges. i thank allies that are made substantial contributions such as germany, the netherlands, norway, and united kingdom. and partners such us australia and japan are welcomed that ministers have made more announcements to day and expect more in the coming days and nonce building on this, or we will develop a multi year support initiative for ukraine to help ensure ukraine's the turns on the fence make the transition from so the era equipment and doctrines to natal standards and increase interoperability with natal. this demonstrates our

long term commitment to ukraine and brings ukraine closer to that unit. and the family allies made clear that we remain committed to naples open door policy. we encourage ukraine to continue on the path of reforms, even in difficult times. we discussed the importance of anti corruption measures, the rule of law, and the rights of minot minorities, a strong, independent ukraine is vital for the stability of the europe and thick area. and we look forward to meeting preston so then skip at our vin is summit in july night, the wood star a with ukraine, for as long as it takes ukraine's future is in the unit lengthy family and without them ready to take your questions. bloomberg.

i didn't hear from bloomberg, how much have eyes contributed to the fund for ukraine's cap and how much is seeking and why is this so important? thank you. well, as allies are now stepping up, so i think her, we had to wait and see how, how big announcements they will make in total. but i am quite optimistic that the allies now realize the importance of providing support are also through other nato assistance fund. and also to have long term commitment. so by the video summit, i think we will have a substantial amount of money and also a commitment to a support for a many years, a multi year program. so i, i think i'll be careful going into the specific announcement or i think some hours, actual air tell you what they have announced in the meeting, but i will leave it to them to, to announce the numbers. they have announced enemy things to that. he said,

secretary tenant out loud and we'll meet from finland the other the could you please describe what is the secret of article 5? why can the fields now on trust that if someone attacks on finland allied chiefs will come and help finland and then how finland can provide more concrete security to nato and make article 5 even better. thank you very much. natal score tosca is said to prevent war is to preserve peace is to prevent conflict and that the way we do that is to make it absolutely care that if any ally is attacked, the whole alliance will come and assist and support. because we to guard an attack on wall. marla asked, and icon all eyes are based on the principal one for all,

all for one. and this has preserved peace prevented conflict her her throat decades of one a. dallas. and we will continue to do so by standing together because as long as end, the potential adversary noticed that the whole alliance will react to that, that her and attack them on will be regardless, intact, all. then there will be no military attack on a nato allies. and of course, when fin and now is sir a full member of a natal, then you're covered by this guarantee, ah, which is a way to preserve peace and to prevent the conflict to prevent armed attacks and fin, and will contribute substantially to this. or because finan has a substantial armed forces or high end capabilities, including her now her more than 60 f, 35 fighter jets air defense systems and highly trained and are well equipped or

a troops and also air and naval forces. so, so, so this combined with your a 2nd to none and experience or knowledge expertise on resilience at strong democratic institutions. and of course, also the fact that our capable defense industry, all that contributes to the strength of nato. and let me add that if you look at the map, we also realized that the just the, the fact that finan is located. this sir, is extremely important for the high loss of, for the nordic countries on earth, for the baltic countries. in addition to ne, does all our ramos game ukraine living room. thank you very much. grader angela will be ingrain, which is currently a defend itself and all europe in their blood devora against her russian aggression,

aggressor. i expect that need to will extend an invitation for your grain to join their lines, to add their delays, 100 and villainous. at what state is this discussion? the resumes their alliance, and i have the 2nd question secretary general donator congress plan to increase the supply of ammunition to a crane and needs and do when nato allies and partners are increasing their supply of ammunition or to, to ukraine. we have done that actually for several weeks or months because so i not least to the u. s. lather ah contact group or for ukraine, or we are in close. so consultations with the ukraine are constantly and her ukraine share with all their needs. and it has been obvious for a long time that this as our commer war or attrition, or which is a battled logistics. me a there's a constant need for a more ammunition,

more supplies and more enablers for the different capital is that ukraine hass ah another and therefore it has been a, a big focus on the need to step up not on the supply or ammunition to ukraine, but also the production i worked with the industry, we are in close contact with the pin union. ah, we are advising the name of guidelines for a battle decisive ammunitions to ensure that a allies are, can replenished. ox because is all for most of the ammunition that has been delivered to ukraine, has come from a reducing our own stocks in the long run. that doesn't work. so novels ramping up the production to replenish our own stocks and to continue to breathe ammunition to, to ukraine. and of course, for ukraine to launch offensive operations to, to, to, to continue to retake a territory land to, to lee bread. moreover,

the occupy lan and then of course ukraine and needs as significant amounts of ammunition for their artillery systems for their battle tanks for their inoffensive systems and over all the different open systems of allies have provided. and so this is, this was initially discussed today. it's an ongoing, a dialogue with, with ukraine and then nato's positional membership is, are changed or ukraine will, the commer. i'm a member of the united states. this has been stated again, again at night, the summits. at the same time, we all realized that for it to make any meaningful progress on this issue. or the 1st step is to ensure that ukraine prevails as a sovereign in the band station. and that's the reason why in a dollar's important are providing unprecedented level of support and will continue

to continue to do so. and why are we are also are in constant across contact with ukrainians. and also providing training and allies made those announcement today about her her additional support to ukraine, to ensure that ukraine provides as a sub in penn state, which is a precondition for any and meaningful discussion about her future membership, swedish, radiant gentlemen them yon on us on as far as royal forest, how many working hours st. ariana, have you put in these talks between sweden, finland and turkey so far? and the 2nd question or what's the next step? what kind of a breakthrough are you hoping for in the talks between sweden and turkey and hungrier as well as so sweden can be a member of nato in the news. it seems that you have a sort of

a deadlock in the stokes right now. well 1st of all, i don't count are working hours in that way, but, but i welcome the fact that them as many allies and the, and the, and the, and the also of people in many capitals have been working hard to, to ensure that they are, are making progress, and also that will deliver on what you all promised in madrid or, or because you have to remember that all i made the decision in june last year in my dad's invite financing. and i, and i saw have told you before, this is the fastest accession process in naples more than history it's, it's still not the year it's in. so as soon as we end up in an applied normal, these processes takes years. and we are all the d as in as a full member. and the 28 allies have ratified as written as a, as a member. and in the meantime, a not or has,

has happened through this much closer and much more integrated into natal sivilton and meters archers now than they were before they applied. and with finan as a member of that, a further and answers sweden's security. and then there is no deadlock, there was a deadlock but to re but we were able to lift that that deadlock because foresaw weeks and months, oh, there were no meetings, no contact in the permanent mechanism or after meeting or i had wordpress and other on i actually, so weeks ago, a we agreed to read it, start our process, and we had the meeting here at the, at the nato headquarters with finance, sweden and the, and the turkey year are we have agreed to meet again. and there are constant consultations. i spoke with the present either on the recently and we are continue to work at the different levels to make progress or.