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Experts and policymakers at Nikkei conference assess regional outlook

From left: Yasuto Watanabe, director and CEO of the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO); Jay Y. Yuvallos, chairman of the East Asia Business Council; Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour, governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia; and Chea Serey, governor of the National Bank of Cambodia. (Photo by Sae Kamae)

TOKYO -- The energy crisis stemming from the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz is spilling over into areas such as industrial inputs, logistics, food prices and tourism, Malaysian central bank Gov. Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour said on Wednesday, highlighting potential challenges ahead for Asian economies.