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flag IMF lowers Philippines' 2025 growth forecast to 5.1% due to weak investment, consumption, and rising tariffs.

flag The International Monetary Fund has revised down the Philippines' 2025 growth forecast to 5.1% from 5.4%, with 2026 growth projected at 5.6%, citing a sharper-than-expected third-quarter slowdown driven by weaker investment, declining private consumption, and rising global tariffs. flag Inflation is expected to rise to 2.8% in 2026, and while the central bank has cut rates by 200 basis points since August 2024, further easing faces constraints from inflation risks and a weakening peso. flag Analysts warn that without anti-corruption reforms and improved public financial management, monetary policy alone cannot restore investor confidence or achieve sustained growth.

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