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By Tanya T. Lara | October 18, 2009 - 12:00am
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The government needs a deeper diagnosis of the Philippine economy’s sharp slowdown and should go beyond catch-up spending to address structural weaknesses that are dragging investment, consumption and productivity.
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The weaker-than-expected second-quarter economic growth has reduced pressure on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to raise interest rates this month, although Governor Eli Remolona Jr. said all options remain on the table.
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Trading is seen staying range bound this week as investors are expected to continue digesting the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) slowdown in the second quarter.
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Last Friday, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported some grim statistics showing that our GDP grew by only 2.3 percent year-on-year for Q2 2026, marking the weakest quarterly performance in 17 years outside the pandemic.
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