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                    [Title] => Philippine economy slows to 3.2 pct in Q3
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 The Philippine economy slowed to 3. 2 percent in the third quarter on back of a sharp decline in the construction sector and slackening exports, the National Statistical Coordination Board  (NSCB) said Monday.

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Philippine economic growth in the second quarter slowed to 3.4 percent following a sharp fall in the industry sector, officials said Wednesday.

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The economy expanded to 7.3 percent in 2010 thanks to the robust growth in its manufacturing and services sectors, officials said today.

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MANILA, Philippines – The Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines (JFC) is not expecting the economy to slip into a recession this year, thanks to the country’s strong remittance inflows and revenues from the information technology (IT) services sector.

[DatePublished] => 2009-06-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1480108 [AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 373178 [Title] => BPO sector earns $3.36B in 2006 [Summary] => Business process outsourcing (BPO) operations such as call centers have generated as much as $3.36 billion this year, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said.

Even this estimate is subject to intense debate but economic officials agree that the impact of the industry is being grossly underestimated in the national income accounts.

Earlier estimates put the revenues of BPO centers at around $1.7 billion a year but officials said subsequent projections pointed to a much larger number.
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                    [Title] => Philippine economy slows to 3.2 pct in Q3
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 The Philippine economy slowed to 3. 2 percent in the third quarter on back of a sharp decline in the construction sector and slackening exports, the National Statistical Coordination Board  (NSCB) said Monday.

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Philippine economic growth in the second quarter slowed to 3.4 percent following a sharp fall in the industry sector, officials said Wednesday.

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The economy expanded to 7.3 percent in 2010 thanks to the robust growth in its manufacturing and services sectors, officials said today.

[DatePublished] => 2011-01-31 20:00:47 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 473198 [Title] => 'RP not likely to slip into recession' [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines – The Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines (JFC) is not expecting the economy to slip into a recession this year, thanks to the country’s strong remittance inflows and revenues from the information technology (IT) services sector.

[DatePublished] => 2009-06-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1480108 [AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 373178 [Title] => BPO sector earns $3.36B in 2006 [Summary] => Business process outsourcing (BPO) operations such as call centers have generated as much as $3.36 billion this year, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said.

Even this estimate is subject to intense debate but economic officials agree that the impact of the industry is being grossly underestimated in the national income accounts.

Earlier estimates put the revenues of BPO centers at around $1.7 billion a year but officials said subsequent projections pointed to a much larger number.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096655 [AuthorName] => Des Ferriols [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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