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The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday cut its 2024 growth forecast for the Philippines to 5.8 percent from 6.0 percent in its July forecast, citing weakening domestic consumption and downside risks from major economies that could disrupt trade and financial flows.
IMF mission chief Elif Arbatli-Saxegaard said the revision reflects the fund’s view that private consumption would grow with less momentum. Saxegaard said higher inflation might have affected private consumption growth in the first half of 2024. Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed that the country’s GDP grew 6.0 percent in the first half despite the anemic growth in consumer spending.
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