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February 12, 20200

[OPINION] Sustaining steam

NO FREE LUNCH | Cielito F. Habito Philippine Daily Inquirer / 04:04 AM February 11, 2020   As we look to the year ahead, our main challen

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November 13, 20190

Statement of Socioeconomic Planning Secretary on the Performance of the Philippine Economy for the Third Quarter of 2019

STATEMENT ERNESTO M. PERNIA, PhD Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Press Conference on the Performance of the Philippine Economy for the Third Quar

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May 20, 20190

[EDITORIAL] Plus for the economy

Plus for the economy Philippine Daily Inquirer | May 20, 2019 The emerging results of the midterm elections augur well for the economy, bringing w

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March 14, 20190

Dev’t planners turn cautious on outlook

Dev’t planners turn cautious on outlook March 14, 2019 | 12:32 am     By Melissa Luz T. Lopez Senior Reporter State Economic Man

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March 5, 20190

WB cites need to lift restrictive rules to fuel economic activity

WB cites need to lift restrictive rules to fuel economic activity March 5, 2019 | 12:33 am Lifting regulations that restrict competition

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January 28, 20190

Fitch Solutions says Philippines to ‘struggle to reverse its weakening growth momentum’

Fitch Solutions says Philippines to ‘struggle to reverse its weakening growth momentum’ January 25, 2019 | 7:32 pm   Economic growth

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December 19, 20180

[OPINION] Our yawning trade gap

NO FREE LUNCH Our yawning trade gap By: Cielito F. Habito | Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:06 AM December 18, 2018   Last Oct

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October 19, 20180

[OPINION] Structural weaknesses in our economy: What to do?

Structural weaknesses in our economy: What to do? Introspective By Calixto V. Chikiamco | October 14, 2018 - 10:43 pm In my last column,

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October 3, 20180

Gov’t easing foreign investment restrictions

Gov’t easing foreign investment restrictions Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star) - October 1, 2018 - 12:00am   MANILA, Philippines — The

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August 30, 20180

Japanese firms seek tax perk extension to deal with difficult PH economy

Japanese firms seek tax perk extension to deal with difficult PH economy By: Roy Stephen C. Canivel | Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:10 AM Au

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August 13, 20180

Foreign investments hit 7-month high in May 2018

Foreign investments hit 7-month high in May 2018 By Lawrence Agcaoili | August 11, 2018 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines remain

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May 31, 20180

DOF disputes IMD report on drop in competitiveness

DOF disputes IMD report on drop in competitiveness By Mary Grace Padin | May 30, 2018 - 12:00am   MANILA, Philippines — The International In

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February 27, 20180

[OPINION] Betting on the Philippines

Betting on the Philippines SKETCHES By Ana Marie Pamintuan (The Philippine Star) | Updated February 26, 2018 - 12:00am FURANO – Re

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February 12, 20180

[VIDEO] ECCP members fly to Vietnam to compare notes on how business is done

ECCP members fly to Vietnam to compare notes on how business is done Aired: February 09, 2018 | ANC Market Edge with Cathy Yang   Sour

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January 9, 20180

[OPINION] Development beyond Manila

NO FREE LUNCH Development beyond Manila By: Cielito F. Habito | Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:18 AM January 05, 2018 By the looks of it, the P

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January 2, 20180

Business leaders say economy ‘yet to run on all cylinders’

Business leaders say economy ‘yet to run on all cylinders’ By Elijah Joseph C. Tubayan, Reporter | January 2, 2018     A STABLE

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December 15, 20170

[OPINION] RevGov: To be or not to be

LIKE IT IS RevGov: To be or not to be By: Peter Wallace | Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:28 AM December 14, 2017 That is

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November 22, 20170

[OPINION] Half full, half empty

NO FREE LUNCH Half full, half empty By: Cielito F. Habito | Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:06 AM November 21, 2017 News a

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November 21, 20170

[EDITORIAL] Challenges amid growth

EDITORIAL - Challenges amid growth  (The Philippine Star) | Updated November 18, 2017 - 12:00am Despite the siege in Mar

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October 31, 20170

[OPINION] Bad news, good news on jobs

NO FREE LUNCH Bad news, good news on jobs By: Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:26 AM October 27, 2017

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PHILIPPINE PROFILE

PHILIPPINE PROFILE
GDP*, 2017 6.7% y-o-y growth
GDP*, 2018 6.2% y-o-y growth
GDP, 2019 5.9% y-o-y growth
Exports, 2018 US$ 67.5 million
Exports, 2019 (as of Nov 2019) US$ 64.5 million
FDI Inflows, 2017 US$ 8.7 billionGone up!
FDI Inflows, 2018 US$ 6.5 billionGone down.
Poverty Incidence, % of Pop, 2015 21.6%
Population, 2018 106.5 million
Income Classification (WB) Lower Middle Income
*in constant 2000 prices
**in current prices

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