The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic underscores the importance of digitalization for economic and social resilience. COVID-19 is restricting mobility and economic activity around the world, and the Philippines...
To achieve the AmBisyon Natin 2040, the Philippines needs to triple its income per capita in the next two decades. The AmBisyon Natin 2040 is the government’s plan to transform the country into a prosperous...
This newsletter includes the following headlines: Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) declined significantly in the first week of September 2018 due to a mix of external and domestic factors; the Philippine...
The World Bank maintains its growth projection for the Philippines at 6.7 percent for 2018 and 2019. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) contracted in June for the fifth consecutive month. The Philippine...
In 2017, the Philippines was among the top three growth performers in the East Asia region. Only Vietnam and China performed better. The Philippines growth performance slightly weakened in 2017 to 6.7...
The Philippines Economic Update (PEU) summarizes key economic and social developments, important policy changes, and the evolution of external conditions over the past six months. It also presents findings...
This report adds value because its inclusive approach of engaging with a broad-based group of stakeholders at the time of both analysis and engagement has served a means of building support for needed...
The aim of this note is to present and analyze subnational fiscal trends in Russia in the context of overall slowing economic growth and falling oil prices over the last few years. In particular, in 2015...
This newsletter includes the following headings: the World Bank upgraded the Philippines growth projection for 2016 from 6.4 percent to 6.8 percent, and for 2017 from 6.2 percent to 6.9 percent, given...
This newsletter includes the following headings: the World Bank Philippines’ growth outlook is positive with upside risks; in September, manufacturing activities continued to expand with several sectors...
Russia is a country of global importance and great internal diversity, making it challenging to undertake acoherent country growth diagnostic. The world’s largest transcontinental country spans eleven...
Russia’s population is expected to age significantly over the next few decades. The coming decline in Russia’s working-age population will pose serious social and economic challenges, but it can also open...
Russia’s population is expected to age significantly over the next few decades. The coming decline in Russia’s working-age population will pose serious social and economic challenges, but it can also open...
Russia’s recession deepened in the first half of 2015 with a severe impact on households. Adverse external conditions pose a serious challenge to short-term growth prospects. Yet, high policy uncertainty...
Russia’s recession deepened in the first half of 2015 with a severe impact on households. Adverse external conditions pose a serious challenge to short-term growth prospects. Yet, high policy uncertainty...
Russia’s economy contracted 4.6 percent in the second quarter, year-on-year, after a 2.2 percent contraction in the first quarter, but in June the pace of contraction slowed. Russia’s second quarter balance...
Russia's economy experienced two shocks in 2014. On top of the structural crisis that began in 2012, Russia had to deal with cyclical and idiosyncratic challenges to the economy. One of the new shocks...
Second quarter gross domestic product (GDP) estimates and high-frequency indicators suggest continued weakness in the economy even before the latest round of economic sanctions introduced by the European...