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 ==[[Philippines News|News from the Philippines]]==
-*'''PH seen to grow faster than Asian powerhouses'''
+*'''World Bank approves $300-M loan for PH anti-poverty program'''
-*Thursday, June 27, 2019
+*Friday, June 28, 2019
-:The Philippine economy will grow at a more rapid pace than Asia’s regional economic powerhouses, estimates by the World Bank showed, citing the country’s strong macroeconomic fundamentals and sustained implementation of fiscal and tax reforms.
+:THE World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a U$300 million loan to provide additional funding for the Philippines’ Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).
-:Finance Undersecretary Gil S. Beltran said the World Bank’s projections are anchored on the Philippines’ solid external stance and “highly domestically driven” economy, which provides it “ample cushion” against external headwinds that are generally foreseen to slow down global growth this year ........... [https://business.mb.com.ph/2019/06/26/ph-seen-to-grow-faster-than-asian-powerhouses/<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]
+:In a statement on Friday, World Bank said the new funding would finance cash transfers to poor families for a period of two years, as well as help combat malnutrition and promote early childhood development ........... [https://www.manilatimes.net/world-bank-approves-300-m-loan-for-ph-anti-poverty-program/576260/<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]
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-*'''PH business outlook still up in Q2 – poll'''
+*'''PH seen to grow faster than Asian powerhouses'''
-*Wednesday, June 26, 2019
+*Thursday, June 27, 2019
-:THE country’s business outlook continues to improve in the second quarter despite negative consumer sentiment, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported on Tuesday.
+:The Philippine economy will grow at a more rapid pace than Asia’s regional economic powerhouses, estimates by the World Bank showed, citing the country’s strong macroeconomic fundamentals and sustained implementation of fiscal and tax reforms.
-:Results of the central bank’s latest Business Expectations Survey put the second quarter confidence index (CI) — computed as the percentage of companies that answered in the affirmative minus those who replied otherwise — at 40.5 percent, up from 35.2 percent three months earlier ........... [https://www.manilatimes.net/ph-business-outlook-still-up-in-q2-poll/575100/<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]
+:Finance Undersecretary Gil S. Beltran said the World Bank’s projections are anchored on the Philippines’ solid external stance and “highly domestically driven” economy, which provides it “ample cushion” against external headwinds that are generally foreseen to slow down global growth this year ........... [https://business.mb.com.ph/2019/06/26/ph-seen-to-grow-faster-than-asian-powerhouses/<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]
 ==Independent Philippine Cities==