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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging the Philippine government to continue its programs on governance, competitiveness and fiscal management to sustain a promising economic future, an IMF official said.

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The country must work on revitalizing its manufacturing sector in order to make growth more inclusive, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said.

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The Philippine economy, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP) may grow by 5.6 percent this year, within the official forecast range of five percent to six percent for 2012, the head of a government think-tank said yesterday.

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The government needs to boost spending to fuel the economy, economists agreed during a recent forum concluded jointly by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

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The Philippines can learn a lot from South Korea’s industrial policy in terms of integrating small and medium enterprises (SMEs) into crucial growth areas, said Josef Yap, president of the Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) during last week’s Philippines-Korea Development Cooperation Forum.

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CEBU, Philippines – Despite the pessimistic outlook of some economists regarding the predicted slowdown of the Philippine economy this year, an official from the Philippine Institute for Developmental Studies forecasted a possible 4.3 percent growth for the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) this year.

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging the Philippine government to continue its programs on governance, competitiveness and fiscal management to sustain a promising economic future, an IMF official said.

[DatePublished] => 2013-04-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 845479 [Title] => PIDS urges revitalization of manufacturing sector [Summary] =>

The country must work on revitalizing its manufacturing sector in order to make growth more inclusive, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 784534 [Title] => Economy expected to grow 5.6% this year [Summary] =>

The Philippine economy, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP) may grow by 5.6 percent this year, within the official forecast range of five percent to six percent for 2012, the head of a government think-tank said yesterday.

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The government needs to boost spending to fuel the economy, economists agreed during a recent forum concluded jointly by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

[DatePublished] => 2011-09-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804708 [AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 481270 [Title] => RP can learn from industrial policy of Korea - economist [Summary] =>

The Philippines can learn a lot from South Korea’s industrial policy in terms of integrating small and medium enterprises (SMEs) into crucial growth areas, said Josef Yap, president of the Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) during last week’s Philippines-Korea Development Cooperation Forum.

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CEBU, Philippines – Despite the pessimistic outlook of some economists regarding the predicted slowdown of the Philippine economy this year, an official from the Philippine Institute for Developmental Studies forecasted a possible 4.3 percent growth for the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) this year.

[DatePublished] => 2009-05-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 401043 [Title] => Pinoys in US to continue sending dollars to RP [Summary] => Overseas Filipinos are expected to continue sending dollars to the Philippines despite the current financial turmoil in ... [DatePublished] => 2008-09-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804708 [AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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