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Thursday, August 21, 2025

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Philippines’ 2025 growth seen slowing amid global headwinds, says World Bank

The World Bank expects the Philippine economy to grow by 5.3 percent in 2025, a slight decrease of 0.3 percentage points from the 2023-2024...

World Bank backs MMDA waste management project

The World Bank reaffirmed its support for the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in implementing solid waste management under the Metro Manila Flood Management...

PH poised for econ leap—Speaker

Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Thursday hailed the Philippines strong economic performance, as reported by the World Bank, saying the country is now entering...

PH to sign $1-b World Bank loan to modernize agri-fishery sector

The Department of Agriculture (DA) expects to sign a $1-billion loan agreement with the World Bank next month to fund a major reform initiative...

PH to grow above 5% amid trade tensions—WB

The World Bank expects the Philippines’ economy to grow more than 5 percent until 2027 despite the heightened trade tensions and policy uncertainty in...

World Bank sees Philippines growing 5.3% in 2025

The World Bank expects the Philippines' economy to grow 5.3 percent in 2025, a slowdown from its January forecast of 6.1 percent and the...

PH launches business reform package, backed by $1-b loan

The Philippine government has enacted a sweeping reform package aimed at improving the country’s business environment, backed by $1 billion in policy loans from...

Recto welcomes World Bank’s PH commitment

Finance Secretary Ralph Recto welcomed the World Bank Group’s (WBG) newly-approved Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for the Philippines (2026–2031), calling it the most aligned...

PEZA, IFC team up on green economic zone initiative

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is teaming up with the International Finance Corp.–World Bank (IFC-WB) to launch the Eco-Industrial Park (EIP) initiative aimed...

PH stocks close lower on profit-taking

Philippine shares opened the week in the red as investors took profits after last Friday’s climb. The 30-company Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) was trading...

PH asks World Bank, IMF to hike support

The Philippines, through the Department of Finance (DOF), urged international financial institutions (IFIs) to increase their support for emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs)...

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