Fund managers: Duterte not main cause of Philippines market selloff


SINGAPORE: Philippine markets have been heavily sold down since July, primarily for economic reasons, not the festering row between new President Rodrigo Duterte and traditional ally the United States over his war on drugs, money managers say.

A slowdown in remittances from Filipinos working overseas, which have historically been a big driver of growth in the South-East Asian nation, is a cause for concern.

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