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==[[Philippines News|News from the Philippines]]==
==[[Philippines News|News from the Philippines]]==
*'''Investments up 27%, foreign equity rises 165% in first half'''
*'''Q2 growth seen at 7% '''
*Tuesday, July 24, 2018
*Tuesday, July 24, 2018


:Investment pledges approved by the Board of Investments in the first half of 2018 increased by 27 percent propelled by the huge 165 percent jump in foreign equity contribution.
:The economy is estimated to have grown by at least seven percent in the second quarter, given gains in infrastructure spending, capital goods imports and manufacturing, according to the latest report of the Market Call.


:BOI data showed the agency approved P238.9-billion investments in the January-June period this year or 27.1 percent higher than the P188-billion approvals in the first year of 2017 ........... [https://business.mb.com.ph/2018/07/23/investments-up-27-foreign-equity-rises-165-in-first-half/<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]
:The report, published by First Metro Investment Corp. and University of Asia and the Pacific Capital Markets Research, said the positive data should overcome some negative sentiment – citing the inflation speeding up, peso under siege in the second quarter – and will set the stage for the higher growth trajectory for the rest of the year ........... [http://malaya.com.ph/business-news/business/q2-growth-seen-7-0<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]


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*'''First-half tourist arrivals hit record 3.7 million — DoT'''
*'''Investments up 27%, foreign equity rises 165% in first half'''
*Monday, July 23, 2018
*Tuesday, July 24, 2018


:THE Department of Tourism (DoT) said visitor arrivals in the six months to June hit a record 3,706,721, up 10.4% year on year.
:Investment pledges approved by the Board of Investments in the first half of 2018 increased by 27 percent propelled by the huge 165 percent jump in foreign equity contribution.


:The record arrivals for the half-year mark came despite the closure of Boracay in late April for an environmental cleanup, with the DoT adding in a statement that its full-year target of 7.4 million arrivals is in reach ........... [http://www.bworldonline.com/first-half-tourist-arrivals-hit-record-3-7-million-dot/<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]
:BOI data showed the agency approved P238.9-billion investments in the January-June period this year or 27.1 percent higher than the P188-billion approvals in the first year of 2017 ........... [https://business.mb.com.ph/2018/07/23/investments-up-27-foreign-equity-rises-165-in-first-half/<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]


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