Stocks tumble as WB cuts growth forecast
Stocks tumbled Friday after the World Bank reduced its 2023 gross domestic product growth forecast for the Philippines and the ...
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Gov’t to raise ‘healthy citizens,’ to deal with malnutrition among kids
One in three Filipino children under the age of 5 is stunted, the Department of Health said Wednesday—a situation that ...
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PH to get fresh $600-m loan for COVID recovery
The Philippines will get a $600-million policy loan from the World Bank for the government’s COVID-19 recovery efforts. The World ...
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After 10 years, K-12 doesn’t look A-1
If we’re to believe the World Bank, Philippine education is in serious crisis. That’s because one in every four Grade ...
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Aid from World Bank entities hit record $75b in 2022 on climate change, war
Washington—Two World Bank entities provided a record $75 billion in financing last year, said a letter by its president, as ...
Read moreAid from two World Bank entities hit record $75 bn in 2022
Two World Bank entities provided a record $75 billion in financing last year, said a letter by its president, as ...
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Rationale on the disposition of sovereign wealth fund
"Fear of corruption is more apparent and real for, often, they treat public funds as their own not to be ...
Read moreChina growth seen slowing to 2.7% in 2022 on COVID-19, property weakness
BEIJING, China –The World Bank on Tuesday slashed its China growth forecast for the year as the pandemic and weaknesses ...
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World Bank slashes China growth forecasts on COVID woes, property crisis
The World Bank on Tuesday slashed its China growth forecast for the year as the pandemic and weaknesses in the ...
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Income inequality
"All this is well and good, but beyond budgetary support for social services, what the poor really need is sustained ...
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