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[Title] => Luzon railway project gets $1.45 billion financing Malolos-Clark line
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[Title] => ADB readies over $1 billion financing for Philippines
[Summary] => The Asian Development Bank is looking to approve over $1 billion worth of financing to support projects in the Philippines this year, including the North-South Commuter Railway, as well as initiatives in the social and health sectors.
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[Title] => ADB OKs $1 billion loan for labor, disaster plans
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[Title] => New year, new hope for Phl
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[Title] => ADB OKs $500 million loan to improve public finance
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[Title] => ADB lowers Philippines inflation forecast for 2024 to 3.3%
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[Title] => Philippines MSMEs among target beneficiaries of ADB, Mastercard financing in Asia-Pacific
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[Title] => Philippines bond market grows at faster pace
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