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[Title] => Low GDP per capita, political volatility weigh on Philippines ratings - Fitch
[Summary] => The Philippines’ sovereign rating remains constrained by structural weaknesses, including low gross domestic product (GDP) per head and governance standards that lag behind peers, Fitch Ratings said.
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[Title] => Tourist arrivals seen to breach pre-COVID-19 levels
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[Title] => Margin of Philippines banks may drop next year
[Summary] => The margins of Philippine banks may decline next year as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is expected to cut interest rates on easing inflation, according to Fitch Ratings.
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[Title] => Remittances seen growing 5% this year
[Summary] => Remittances from overseas Filipino workers may expand by five percent this year, higher than the projected 3.5-percent growth last year, helping trim the country’s widening current account deficit, according to Fitch Solutions.
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[Title] => Fitch affirms Philippines investment grade
[Summary] => Fitch Ratings has affirmed the credit rating of the Philippines at BBB, a notch above minimum investment grade, as it expects the country’s output to exceed pre-pandemic levels in the second half of the year.
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[Title] => Fitch unit lauds Southeast Asia payments interoperability
[Summary] => A full payments interoperability in Southeast Asia by as early as November will allow easier transactions for travelers within the region, according to Fitch Solutions Risk and Industry Research.
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[Title] => Philippines to ramp up clean power, but coal to remain king — Fitch unit
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[Title] => Fitch affirms Philippines investment grade
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[Title] => Fitch unit bullish on Philippine construction sector
[Summary] => The Philippine construction industry is expected to enjoy double-digit growth this year as revived infrastructure projects are seen helping the country recover from the pandemic- induced recession, according to Fitch Solutions Country Risk & Industry Research.
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[Title] => Profitability of Philippine banks to remain stable
[Summary] => The profitability of Philippine banks is likely to remain broadly stable on the back of higher loan growth and lower credit provisioning, which will be offset by compressed margins and lack of extraordinary trading gains, according to global credit rating agency Fitch Ratings.
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[Title] => Margin of Philippines banks may drop next year
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[Title] => Fitch affirms Philippines investment grade
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[Title] => Fitch affirms Philippines investment grade
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