AMRO: 2020 PH growth to hit 6.4%

Credit to Author: Lisbet K. Esmael| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:04:04 +0000

PHILIPPINE economic growth is forecast to pick up to 6.4 percent this year on the back of increased government spending, according to the Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO). In a statement on Tuesday, the regional macroeconomic surveillance organization said the country’s economy would rebound despite gross domestic product registering an eight-year-low of 5.9 percent in […]

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S&P cuts PH growth forecast to 6.1%

Credit to Author: Mayvelin U. Caraballo, TMT| Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 17:37:23 +0000

S&P Global Ratings has trimmed its growth outlook for the Philippine economy this year as it believes the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak will weaken the country’s supply chains. The credit rating agency now projects Philippine gross domestic product (GDP) to expand by 6.1 percent, lower than its previous forecast of 6.2 percent. The updated […]

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