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==[[Philippines News|News from the Philippines]]==
==[[Philippines News|News from the Philippines]]==
*'''Philippines, China to sign 5 agreements in Beijing'''
*'''World Bank retains 6.4% Philippine growth forecast for 2019 '''
*Tuesday, April 23, 2019
*Wednesday, April 24, 2019 4:51 pm


:MANILA, Philippines The Philippines and China would sign five bilateral agreements during President Rodrigo Duterte’s attendance to the second Belt and Road Forum in Beijing from April 25 to 27, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday.
:MANILA, Philippines The World Bank on Wednesday retained its growth forecasts for the Philippines, saying that “downside risks” remain as both domestic and external policy uncertainty stay elevated.


:“Well, we are looking at some possible agreements in the areas of education, anti-corruption, official development assistance as well as drug rehabilitation,” said Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Meynardo Montealegre in a briefing in Malacañang ........... [https://globalnation.inquirer.net/174697/philippines-china-to-sign-5-agreements-in-beijing<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]
:In the April edition of its “East Asia and Pacific Economic Update” report released Wednesday, the Washington-based multilateral lender pegs 2019 and 2020 growth at 6.4% and 6.5%, respectively ........... [https://www.philstar.com/business/2019/04/24/1912216/world-bank-retains-64-philippine-growth-forecast-2019<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]


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*'''Remittances reach $4.8B'''
*'''Philippines, China to sign 5 agreements in Beijing'''
*Monday, April 22, 2019
*Tuesday, April 23, 2019


:Cash remittances from overseas Filipinos coursed through banks posted a 1.5 percent growth to $2.30 billion in February 2019 from $2.27 billion last year. For the first two months of 2019, cash remittances amounted to $4.78 billion, an increase of 3.0 percent compared to the $4.65 billion level in the same period last year.  
:MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines and China would sign five bilateral agreements during President Rodrigo Duterte’s attendance to the second Belt and Road Forum in Beijing from April 25 to 27, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday.


:This growth was supported by the increase in remittances from both land-based and sea-based workers ........... [https://www.malaya.com.ph/business-news/special-features/remittances-reach-48b<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]
:“Well, we are looking at some possible agreements in the areas of education, anti-corruption, official development assistance as well as drug rehabilitation,” said Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Meynardo Montealegre in a briefing in Malacañang ........... [https://globalnation.inquirer.net/174697/philippines-china-to-sign-5-agreements-in-beijing<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]


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