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GUEST COLUMNIST BUSINESS TALK By WILLIAM S. CO, chairman, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and Vice President Sara Duterte – Carpio, will speak before the Philippine business community at the 48th Philippine Business Conference & Expo (48th PBC&E

DESPITE the spike in infections from the Covid-19 omicron variant, the Philippines is poised to register the fastest growth in the Asean this year and the second highest growth in 2023, according to the World Bank. Based on the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects, the country’s projected economic growth rate…

Nepal has made significant strides in implementing fiscal federalism while key reforms are needed to support fiscal sustainability

MANILA, December 7, 2021-Rebounding from a deep contraction in 2020, the Philippine economy is forecast to grow 5.3 percent this year before

The World Bank has upgraded its Philippine economic outlook for 2021, but flagged additional uncertainties due to the detection of new COVID-19  variants.

THE extent of the economic scarring caused by the pandemic has cut the country’s long-term economic growth potential to only 5.7 percent on average between 2020 and 2029, according to the World Bank. In its Philippine Economic Update titled Regaining Lost Ground, Revitalizing the Filipino Workforce, the World Bank said…