United Kingdom, Feb. 27 -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has revised its regional economic forecast for 2025 downwards by 0.3 percentage points relative to its September 2024 outlook. Growth across the economies where the Bank invests is now expected to average 3.2 per cent this year, before picking up to stand at 3.4 per cent in 2026, according to its latest Regional Economic Prospects report.That downward revision stems primarily from weaker external demand in central Europe, the Baltic states and south-eastern EU countries. It also reflects the ongoing impact of conflicts and the slow pace of reform in the southern and eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) region.Ukraine entered 2025 facing weaker economic performan...