THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday trimmed the country's economic growth forecast to 6.4 percent this year from the previous 6.7 percent because of the impact of the prolonged dry spell and budget approval delay.

In its new Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2019, ADB also projected the 2020 economic growth at 6.4 percent.

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