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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 11, 2019

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Posted at Jul 12 02:49 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

World Population Day

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 11 08:40 PM

A mother carries her child at the Burgos Market in Marikina as people do their business on World Population Day.  Read more »

Economist believes Duterte admin can deliver on catch-up spending plan

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Posted at Jul 09 12:05 AM

The Philippines is poised for faster economic growth in 2019. Read more »

8 percent GDP growth still doable, says BSP chief

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Posted at Jul 04 10:25 PM

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno is keeping an upbeat perspective on the country's economy, as he believes the government is still on track to meet its target GDP growth this year.  Read more »

Panawagan sa gobyerno: Mga programa sa nutrisyon pag-ibayuhin

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Posted at Jun 27 08:50 PM

Nananatiling problema ang malnutrisyon sa Pilipinas, lalo na sa mga kabataan, ayon sa isang survey.   Read more »

S&P further cuts growth forecast for Philippines

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Updated as of Jun 27 04:54 PM

The Philippines is now seen growing at 6.1 percent this year, down from the previous estimate of 6.4 percent back in April. Read more »

World Bank slashes 2019 growth as global trade slackens

Douglas Gillison, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 05 07:17 AM

WASHINGTON, United States - The World Bank slashed its global growth forecasts for this year in a report released Tuesday that portrayed a world gripped by deepening trade conflict, tumbling confidence, and increasingly skittish investment. Read more »

OECD cuts global growth forecast as US-China tensions rise

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 21 06:31 PM

The OECD on Tuesday cut its forecast for the world economy, urging governments to resolve their trade disputes as the latest flare-up in the China-US trade war threatens to crimp global growth. Read more »

Palace confident economy will reach growth target for 2019

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Posted at May 10 12:35 AM

Now that the budget impasse has been resolved, Malacañang expressed confidence the Philippine economy will still reach the government target of 6 to 7 percent growth by the end of 2019. Read more »

Mexican economy shrinks in new president's first quarter

Joshua Howat Berger, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 01 06:59 AM

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador got 2 troubling pieces of news Tuesday as the economy registered a surprise contraction in his first quarter in office and state oil company Pemex posted a steep loss.   Read more »

Remittances from overseas Filipinos grow at slowest pace in February

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Posted at Apr 17 12:02 AM

While one economist believes the trend is not yet worrying, it highlights the need for the country to look for other drivers of growth. Read more »

Global economy cooling, coordinated stimulus may be needed -IMF

Jason Lange, Reuters
Posted at Apr 10 07:24 AM

The global economy is slowing more than expected and a sharp downturn could require world leaders to coordinate stimulus measures, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday as it cut its forecast for world economic growth this year. Read more »

ADB cuts growth forecast for Asia amid US-China trade dispute

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Posted at Apr 03 11:35 PM

The Asian Development Bank downgraded its growth forecast for the Philippines, in step with dimmer economic prospects for developing Asia. Read more »

Paglago ng ekonomiya, posibleng bumagal sa Q1 2019

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Updated as of Mar 29 01:39 AM

Ito ay dahil sa pagkakaantala ng ilang proyekto ng gobyerno dahil sa 3 buwang pagkakaantala ng pagsasabatas ng 2019 national budget. Read more »

US fourth-quarter GDP revised down, profits weak

Reuters
Posted at Mar 28 08:57 PM

The US economy slowed more than initially thought in the fourth quarter, keeping growth in 2018 below the Trump administration's 3 percent annual target, and corporate profits failed to rise for the first time in more than two years. Read more »

First quarter growth 'likely trimmed' by budget impasse: Pernia

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Posted at Mar 26 05:08 PM

One of the country's economic managers said economic growth in the first three months of the year was likely to have slowed because of the delay in passing the 2019 national budget.  Read more »

Hyundai car sales up 16 percent in Jan-Feb

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Posted at Mar 15 04:21 PM

In February alone, it sold 3,715 vehicle units, Hyundai said in a statement.  Read more »

Economic managers warn of slower growth due to budget impasse

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Posted at Mar 13 11:27 PM

Economic managers warned the country could grow at its slowest pace in eight years if lawmakers don't resolve the impasse over the 2019 national budget. Read more »

Gov't lowers growth target to 6-7 pct amid budget delays

Reuters
Posted at Mar 13 09:00 PM

The Philippines on Wednesday lowered its GDP growth target for this year to 6-7 percent, instead of 7-8 percent, citing the impact of a delay in the approval from the legislature for this year's budget. Read more »

Filipino farmers worried over El Niño

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Posted at Mar 13 12:30 AM

Local agricultural production is expected to be hampered by the onset of El Niño. Read more »