This paper explains the resource base and development challenges facing the Philippine economy today. It also outlines appropriate policies and strategies to meet those challenges and record progress made various sectors of the economy. In the light of the present trend, the paper highlights the ...
Arguably, the Philippine economy’s main weakness is its heavy correlation with larger markets. Unlike frontier markets like Cambodia which are uncorrelated with global markets, the Philippine economy depends on remittances from its large diaspora of 10 million strong. Approximately 10% of the country...
The Philippine government has launched an ambitious infrastructure program, Build Better More (BBM), which provides opportunities for Swedish companies within areas such as construction, green energy and sustainable transport solutions. The Philippines also has a target to increase its renewable energy cap...
Since 2016, this leading Philippine fiber broadband operator has built or leased nine IDCs across Manila’s metropolitan area, a region with 12.9 million people and one of the most densely populated cities in the world. The demand for data center services has dramatically increased s...
Smart farming is transforming Philippine agriculture. Since agriculture provides a great source of income for Filipinos, crop production is made easier and more efficient for agriculture workers and farmers by using IoT to help them collect real-time data on crop production, climate/weather, and air...
The Philippines, officially called the Republic of the Philippines, is an island nation located in the westernPacific Oceanin Southeast Asia between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea. The country is an archipelago made up of 7,107 islands and is near the countries of Vietnam, Malaysia...
Philippine air force fighter jet with two pilots on board has gone missing during a night combat assault in support of ground forces who were battling insurgents in a southern province, and an extensive search is underway, officials said Tuesday. The FA-50 jet lost communication during the tacti...
Philippines Growth Dialogues Philippine leaders discuss the opportunities and challenges to future-proof the country's growth agenda. Learn more
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Although the Philippine economy grew at a modest pace up until the 21st century, the economy has nonetheless seen significant growth in the last two decades. Its average annual growth in the decade between 2000 and 2009 was 4.6%, and between 2010 and 2019, it shot up to 6.4%.2This has ...