Higher spending: A file picture showing workers at a construction site in Manila. Higher government spending on infrastructure and an expected recovery in agriculture are also pointing to an improved pace of economic growth. — AFP
Cooling inflation helps to drive Q4 economic growth
MANILA: Easing inflation likely lifted the Philippines economy’s growth pace a little in 2018’s fourth quarter, a Reuters poll showed, giving the central bank more flexibility in managing interest rates.
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