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Philippines: Poverty level seen to worsen to 17.5%

MANILA, Philippines — Poverty in the country can be expected to worsen next year as the jobs and livelihood of more people in urban areas are affected by the prolonged lockdown, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said yesterday. Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Chua told the Senate finance committee yesterday that poverty incidence […]

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NESDC to reboot Thai Canal plan

The state planning unit looks set to host public hearings and begin new feasibility studies of the so-called Thai Canal or 9A canal route and a double-track railway linking Chumphon and Ranong. The two development projects are key to the government’s economic development plan for the South. The government has budgeted 10 million baht in […]

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