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The Philippine economy likely grew by above five per cent in 2021, signifying a rebound starting last year after it suffered from its worst post-war recession due to the most stringent lockdowns that shed millions of jobs and shuttered thousands of business in 2020.
The Department of Finance (DOF) said that most private sector institutions have overshot their September inflation forecasts, noting that analysts appeared to have expected the worst last month. In a statement, the DOF said on Monday, Oct. 11, that analysts from the private sector had a median i
MANILA - Most private sector institutions have overshot their September 2021 inflation forecasts, with their median projection at 5 percent, or higher than the actual headline inflation rate of 4.8 percent for the period. Based on a newspaper poll, the Department of Finance (DOF) said only John Paolo Rivera of the Asian Institute of Management (AIM), and Emmanuel Lopez of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran, projected a lower rate of 4.5 percent and 4.7 percent, respectively, while 15 others placed their forecasts between 4.9 and 5.2 percent. Standard Chartered economist Jonathan Koh, and Citi&#...
Current above-target environment is only ‘transitory’