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The resurgence of COVID-19 cases and reimposition of more stringent quarantine measures held back the early signs of an economic rebound. The downside risk of a resurgence of infection, identified in the PEU December 2020 edition, has unfortunately materialized. The number of daily cases...
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over the past six months. It also presents findings from recent World Bank studies on the Philippines. It places them in a … Philippines. Its coverage ranges from the macro-economy and financial markets to indicators of human welfare and development. It … community of analysts and professionals engaged in the Philippines. Poverty reduction is expected to continue if the country is …
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In 2017, the Philippines was among the top three growth performers in the East Asia region. Only Vietnam and China … performed better. The Philippines growth performance slightly weakened in 2017 to 6.7 percent year-on-year from 6.9 percent in …. The Philippines' annual exports rose sharply in 2017 and became the main engine of economic growth, while imports …
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The Philippines' economic growth outlook remains positive, yet downside risks have increased. An expected slowdown in … trade tensions, could not only worsen external financing conditions for emerging market economies like the Philippines but …
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Philippine economic growth slowed to its lowest level in eight years, driven by a rapid deceleration in investment growth in the first half of 2019. GDP growth slowed from 6.3 percent year-on-year (yoy) in the first half of 2018 to 5.5 percent in thesame period in 2019, below government's growth...
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The Philippine economy contracted by 10.0 percent, year-on-year, in the first three quarters of 2020, given the triple shock brought by the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. COVID-19 delivered a triple shock of a health crisis, strict containment measures, and a global recession of...
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The Philippines economy posted robust growth in early 2010, in part due to large one-off factors. As did many countries … in the region, the Philippines benefited from a strong rebound in global trade. Manufacturing and investment activity … accommodative. A World Bank study of Philippines migration pattern during the global recession reveals that deployment of overseas …
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in global trade and domestic consumption linked to sharp increases in consumer confidence. In the Philippines, growth was … turning point for the Philippines in the public finance area. The 2011 budget changes current dynamics in two critical areas …
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The Philippines quarterly update provides an update on key economic developments and policies over the past three … months. It also presents findings from recent World Bank work on the Philippines. It places them in a longer-term and global … context, and assesses the implications of these developments and other changes in policy for the outlook for the Philippines …
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