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==[[Philippines News|News from the Philippines]]==
==[[Philippines News|News from the Philippines]]==
*'''ADB hikes lending to PH to $3B this year'''
*'''Moody’s impressed with high PH growth'''
*Sunday, April 28, 2019
*Wednesday, March 13, 2019


:The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has increased its lending for the Philippines this year and will support, among others, the water sector, according to Takehiko Nakao, ADB president.
:The “high” economic growth of the Philippines is one of the major factors that continue to strengthen its credit profile which is currently rated investment grade, global debt watcher Moody’s Investors Service said Tuesday.


:The ADB said earlier this week lending operations for the Philippines this year will focus on climate resilient infrastructure development to meet expanding demand and raise the country’s competitiveness. There will be several projects and programs in a pipeline expected to reach around $3 billion for 2019 ........... [https://www.malaya.com.ph/business-news/business/adb-hikes-lending-ph-3b-year<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]
:Moody’s just completed a periodic review of the Philippines in which it reassessed the appropriateness of each outstanding rating in the context of the relevant principal methodologies, recent developments and a comparison of the financial and operating profile to similarly rated peers ........... [http://www.manilastandard.net/business/economy-trade/289885/moody-s-impressed-with-high-ph-growth.html<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]


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*'''Philippines gets JCR upgrade, nears top credit rating'''
*'''PH, Asean sign eco protocol with Japan'''
*Saturday, April 27, 2019 12:00 am
*Tuesday, March 12, 2019


:MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is close to attaining its first-ever A credit rating after securing an outlook upgrade from Japan Credit Rating Agency Ltd. (JCR) to positive from stable, citing the government’s twin efforts to accelerate infrastructure development and boost revenues through tax reform.
:Relaxed visa for investors and investment protection are assured for the Philippines and other Asean countries which have signed with Japan the First Protocol to Amend the Asean-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP) agreement.


:This means the Philippines is now only a step away from securing a single-A credit rating from the Japanese debt watcher ........... [https://www.philstar.com/business/2019/04/27/1912845/philippines-gets-jcr-upgrade-nears-top-credit-rating<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]
:The agreement, signed March 2 at the sidelines of the 7th RCEP Intersessional Ministerial Meeting in Siem Reap, Cambodia,  incorporates provisions on trade in services, movement of natural persons and investment ........... [https://www.malaya.com.ph/business-news/business/ph-asean-sign-eco-protocol-japan<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]


==Independent Philippine Cities==
==Independent Philippine Cities==
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