Tag: forecasts
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Philippines Q2 GDP rises 6.3% year on year, just above forecasts
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MANILA – The Philippine economy grew 6.3% in the second quarter from a year earlier, driven by government spending and investment, the statistics agency said on Thursday, stronger than upwardly revised 5.8% growth in the first quarter. That took first-half GDP growth to 6.0%, putting the economy on track to…
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ADB keeps PHL growth forecasts unchanged
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THE ASIAN Development Bank (ADB) kept Philippine economic growth forecasts for this year and in 2025 unchanged as expected monetary easing will likely lift investments and consumption. In its latest Asian Development Outlook, the multilateral lender said it expects Philippine gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 6% this year,…
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AMRO trims PHL growth forecasts
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THE ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) trimmed its Philippine economic growth forecast for this year and in 2025, amid slowing external demand. In its latest update, AMRO sees Philippine gross domestic product (GDP) expanding by 6.1% this year, slightly lower than the 6.3% in the April report. Despite the downgrade,…