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When the World Bank reported the Philippines dropped by six notches in global ranking to 103rd place compared to 97th last year in terms of ease of doing business, there was much ado about the method used, or to be more specific, the changes in the way the report was prepared.

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The Philippines scored higher in four out of six indicators in the latest WorldWide Governance Indicators (WGI), according to a World Bank report that measures the quality of governance across 200 economies.

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The National Competitiveness Council said the Philippines needs to improve certain indicators and sectors in setting up a business, after the country’s ranking dropped in the latest Ease of Doing Business survey released by the World Bank-International Finance Corporation.

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I remember I came up with an article on the possibility of a property bubble in the country which I said is unlikely because of the favorable economic conditions.

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Leading indicators point to an improving asset quality for Philippine banks, debt watcher Moody’s Investors Service said yesterday.

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Domestic consumption, which primarily drives the country’s economic growth, is expected to remain robust in the last quarter of the year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said.

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The Philippines can see its global ranking in the World Bank’s Doing Business report to jump to the 38th spot next year from this year’s 138th place, if reforms are completed in four big impact indicators by July 1, the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) said.

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Economic activity likely slowed in the third quarter given the decline in an index which tracks key indicators in the current quarter, the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) reported.

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 The country’s leading economic indicators point to an overall improvement in economic growth in the second quarter of the year, the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) said yesterday.

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The composite leading economic indicator (LEI) improved in the third quarter of the year to 0.084 from a revised 0.066 in the second quarter of the year, the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) reported yesterday.

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When the World Bank reported the Philippines dropped by six notches in global ranking to 103rd place compared to 97th last year in terms of ease of doing business, there was much ado about the method used, or to be more specific, the changes in the way the report was prepared.

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The Philippines scored higher in four out of six indicators in the latest WorldWide Governance Indicators (WGI), according to a World Bank report that measures the quality of governance across 200 economies.

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The National Competitiveness Council said the Philippines needs to improve certain indicators and sectors in setting up a business, after the country’s ranking dropped in the latest Ease of Doing Business survey released by the World Bank-International Finance Corporation.

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I remember I came up with an article on the possibility of a property bubble in the country which I said is unlikely because of the favorable economic conditions.

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Leading indicators point to an improving asset quality for Philippine banks, debt watcher Moody’s Investors Service said yesterday.

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Domestic consumption, which primarily drives the country’s economic growth, is expected to remain robust in the last quarter of the year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said.

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The Philippines can see its global ranking in the World Bank’s Doing Business report to jump to the 38th spot next year from this year’s 138th place, if reforms are completed in four big impact indicators by July 1, the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) said.

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Economic activity likely slowed in the third quarter given the decline in an index which tracks key indicators in the current quarter, the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) reported.

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 The country’s leading economic indicators point to an overall improvement in economic growth in the second quarter of the year, the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) said yesterday.

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The composite leading economic indicator (LEI) improved in the third quarter of the year to 0.084 from a revised 0.066 in the second quarter of the year, the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) reported yesterday.

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