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MANILA, Philippines — The Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (Amro) said more weakness lies ahead for the Philippine economy this year, though it lowered its inflation forecast and remained cautiously optimistic as the country navigates the fallout from the Middle East conflict and renewed global trade tensions.
In its quarterly outlook, the regional surveillance group kept its 2026 growth forecast for the Philippines at 4.1 percent, which would mark a further slowdown from the economy’s already subdued 4.4-percent expansion in 2025.
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