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                    [Summary] => As the last program funded by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the Philippine government ended in 2000, the nature of the country’s relationship with the Fund has shifted into an increasingly nebulous and tenuous tie. 


This week, the IMF concluded its annual post-program monitoring (PPM) review, one of only two visits that the Philippines gets from the Fund. The review takes into account the country’s economic performance and government policies deemed critical to the IMF’s wishes. 


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                    [Title] => IMF to RP: Raise taxes to rein in budget deficit
                    [Summary] => The International Monetary Fund (IMF)  said yesterday the government would have to increase taxes and streamline its bureaucracy to control its ballooning budget deficit.
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RP graduates from IMF tutelage

By Des Ferriols | May 23, 2003 - 12:00am

As the last program funded by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the Philippine government ended in 2000, the nature of the country’s relationship with the Fund has shifted into an increasingly nebulous...

Business

IMF to RP: Raise taxes to rein in budget deficit

By Des Ferriols | May 22, 2003 - 12:00am

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said yesterday the government would have to increase taxes and streamline its bureaucracy to control its ballooning budget deficit.

Business