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Philippine exports picked up pace in May, rising 6.1 percent from a year earlier to  $4.12 billion as global demand for locally-made electronics increased, the National Statistics Office (NSO) reported yesterday.
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                    [Title] => Local shares close 2.24 percent higher due to stronger economic gains
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MANILA (AFP) - Philippine share prices closed 2.24 percent higher Thursday on broad-based buying as investors cheered stronger than expected economic growth figures, dealers said. 



Overnight gains on Wall Street also provided buying impetus and negated fears by a sharp drop in the Chinese market that has caused fears of another sell-off in global equities, they said. 



The composite index added 76.12 points to 3,474.67, the day's high, off a low of 3,398.55 


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                    [Title] => RP nixes business risk assessment
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The government yesterday rejected as "outdated" a regional survey that placed the country near the bottom in terms of economic risk for investors in Asia. 


Hong Kong-based Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC), in its latest survey of expatriate business executives released on Tuesday, rated Singapore as Asia’s least risky economy and Indonesia the worst of 14 countries surveyed.


The Philippines occupied 12th place, ahead only of India and Indonesia.


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                    [Title] => Philnico to decide in January on joint venture with Jinchuan
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Philnico Industrial Corp. said yesterday it would make a decision next month on whether to pursue a joint venture with China’s state-owned Jinchuan Group Ltd. to reopen the Nonoc nickel mine in the Philippines. 


Evaristo Narvaez, chairman of Philnico, said he was not giving up on China’s top nickel producer but said at least three other companies, from China, Russia and Japan, were interested in investing in the project. 


"We are not closing the door on Jinchuan," Narvaez told a news conference. "I think January is decision time." 


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The Commission on Appointments confirmed the appointment of Education Secretary Jesli Lapus yesterday but bypassed 11 other Cabinet members.


With his hearing lasting for less than five minutes, Lapus faced no opposition and was promptly recommended by the CA’s committee on education, culture and sports for its plenary session, which was also held yesterday.


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                    [Title] => Peso continues gain versus dollar
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At the Philippine Dealing System (PDS), the peso closed at 49.88 to the dollar. The local currency last touched the 49.84-to-$1 level on May 23, 2002.


The start of trading saw the peso at 49.95 with $418.60 million changing hands. 


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                    [Title] => ‘RP needs higher growth track to reduce poverty’
                    [Summary] => The Philippines needs to invest more on infrastructure to raise economic growth to a higher level and make headway in reducing widespread poverty, Economic Planning Secretary Romulo Neri said yesterday. 


After tax reforms put the government’s fiscal situation in order, "the next step now is to bring in more investments," he said. 


The government needs funds to build highways, farm-to-market roads, water supply networks, irrigation facilities, classrooms, and health centers, he said. 


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                    [Title] => Shooting from the hip
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Not just a few people continue to wonder about the wisdom proffered by Economic Planning Secretary Romulo Neri.


A few years ago, he peddled his fantastic economic rebound projection and labeled it 747.  The projection — seven-percent economic growth for seven years — looked so good on paper that some legislators and even the executive rode on Neri’s propaganda after presuming he did his homework.


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ECONOMIC PLANNING SECRETARY ROMULO NERI

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Overnight gains on Wall Street also provided buying impetus and negated fears by a sharp drop in the Chinese market that has caused fears of another sell-off in global equities, they said. 



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Evaristo Narvaez, chairman of Philnico, said he was not giving up on China’s top nickel producer but said at least three other companies, from China, Russia and Japan, were interested in investing in the project. 


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