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The year is drawing to a close with some good news.

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In the last few days, President Benigno “Noy” Aquino III has been trumpeting how the Philippine economy has grown by leaps and bounds under his administration during the past five years.

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The “Philippine story” has clearly shown that fighting corruption and implementing sound fiscal policies can lead to inclusive growth, President Aquino told a gathering of Asia-Pacific finance ministers here yesterday.

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The Philippines moved up by 13 notches in its ranking in the Ease of Doing Business Report 2015 released by the World Bank and International Finance Corporation on Wednesday.

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President Aquino highlighted yesterday the country’s rise to investment-grade status as he also bared the government’s medium and long term plans to attract more businesses to set up shop here.

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Guillermo Luz, co-chair of the National Competitiveness Council, a public-private sector body dedicated to building up the long-term competitiveness of the Philippines, emailed to us recently a summary of how our country performed in various global competitiveness reports in 2012.

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The year is drawing to a close with some good news.

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The “Philippine story” has clearly shown that fighting corruption and implementing sound fiscal policies can lead to inclusive growth, President Aquino told a gathering of Asia-Pacific finance ministers here yesterday.

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The Philippines moved up by 13 notches in its ranking in the Ease of Doing Business Report 2015 released by the World Bank and International Finance Corporation on Wednesday.

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President Aquino highlighted yesterday the country’s rise to investment-grade status as he also bared the government’s medium and long term plans to attract more businesses to set up shop here.

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Guillermo Luz, co-chair of the National Competitiveness Council, a public-private sector body dedicated to building up the long-term competitiveness of the Philippines, emailed to us recently a summary of how our country performed in various global competitiveness reports in 2012.

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