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Philippine Economic Update - October 2015


STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • The Philippines is among the strongest performers in the region, bucking the trend, because of strong fundamentals.
  • In 2016, growth is expected to accelerate to 6.4 percent before tempering to 6.2 percent in 2017.
  • Poverty reduction is expected to continue if the country is able to maintain the relatively high economic growth and better job trends in recent years.

?    In recent years, strong economic growth and effective government programs are improving poverty reduction, while, in 2014, natural disasters and delays in state-managed rice importation harmed the poor.
 
?      Domestic financial market experienced large volatilities in recent months but underlying fundamentals remain sound.
 
?       Poverty reduction is expected to continue if the country is able to maintain the relatively high economic growth and better job trends in recent years.
 
?       Gains from higher revenues and unprecedented increases in the budget have yet to translate into commensurate increases in government spending to support an investment-led growth.
 
?       Simplifying business regulations can unleash the full potential of the private sector, in particular, small and micro businesses.
 
?       The remaining eight months of the Aquino Administration present an opportunity to clearly and practically define the unfinished business in the structural reform agenda.


Contacts

Manila
David Llorito
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Washington
Jane Zhang
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