MANILA, May 15 (Reuters): The Philippine economy shrank by more than expected in the first quarter of 2021, supporting views that the central bank will keep interest rates at a record-low at a policy meeting this week.
Gross domestic product fell 4.2% in the March quarter from a year earlier, the statistics agency said earlier this week, marking the fifth straight quarter of declines amid pandemic-induced lockdowns.
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