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                    [Title] => IMF to raise Philippine growth forecast
                    [Summary] => The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to upgrade anew the economic growth projection for the country after a stronger-than-expected expansion in the third quarter.
                    [DatePublished] => 2016-11-28 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1097197
                    [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili
                    [SectionName] => Business
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                    [ArticleID] => 1545257
                    [Title] => Philippines likely grew 5.9% in Q4 – Moody’s
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Moody’s Analytics, a unit of Moody’s Corp., believes the Philippines emerged as one of the fastest growing economies in Asia despite the slowdown in the fourth quarter of last year.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-22 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097197 [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20160123/moodys-4.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1544239 [Title] => IMF lowers Philippine growth forecast to 5.7% this year [Summary] =>

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered economic growth projections for the Philippines but still expects the country to be one of the fastest growing economies in the region despite the slowdown in China and the normalization of interest rates in the US.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-19 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097197 [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img528/929/bus1l.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1498259 [Title] => Comprehensive tax reform good for Philippines – IMF [Summary] =>

A comprehensive tax reform which eases the burden on workers could be a good option for the country, but only if this would rake in more revenues for the government, the International Monetary Fund said.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-10 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1438879 [AuthorName] => Kathleen A. Martin [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1495232 [Title] => IMF further trims Philippine growth forecast [Summary] =>

Small downward revisions to Philippine economic growth forecasts by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are likely after first-quarter expansion turned out to be slower than originally estimated.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-02 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20141104/Tbills-2.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1495182 [Title] => IMF likely to trim Phl 2015 growth forecast after downward Q1 revision [Summary] =>

Small downward revisions to Philippine economic growth forecasts by the International Monetary Fund are likely after the first-quarter expansion turned out to be slower than originally estimated.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-02 03:39:09 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097494 [AuthorName] => Prinz Magtulis [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20140514/IMF-headquarters-3.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1414993 [Title] => IMF raises Phl growth forecast [Summary] =>

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised yesterday its economic growth projections for the Philippines for this year and the next while cutting the global outlook, saying the country will get a boost from higher public spending and lower oil prices.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1438879 [AuthorName] => Kathleen A. Martin [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20140514/IMF-headquarters-3.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1350287 [Title] => IMF cuts Phl growth forecast [Summary] =>

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has trimmed its full-year economic growth forecast for the Philippines following a weak first quarter and an expected sluggish expansion in the second quarter.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1438879 [AuthorName] => Kathleen A. Martin [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1319684 [Title] => Rate hike seen to slow down Phl growth [Summary] =>

Philippine economic growth may slowdown due to the expected increase in interest rates resulting from the US Federal Reserve action to put an end to five years of massive bond buying, International Monetary Fund (IFM) resident representative Shanaka Jayanath Peiris said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1438879 [AuthorName] => Kathleen A. Martin [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/philippinestar/business/20140506/economy-BUS3.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1319685 [Title] => Economic impact of Phl-China sea dispute manageable – IMF [Summary] =>

The country’s sea dispute with China will have a manageable impact on the economy provided as this does not escalate, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1439008 [AuthorName] => Kathleen Martin [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/philippinestar/business/20140506/china-BUS4.jpg ) ) )
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