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Philippines: Record-breaking 2020: the economy in charts

MANILA, Philippines — 2020 was a turbulent year, but apart from public health, the economy probably took the brunt of damage from the unprecedented coronavirus crisis.  From economic growth slowing down, trade grinding to a halt, the stock market falling and even our most reliable migrant workers coming home in droves, economic officials correctly characterized this […]

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Thailand: Lockdown worries rife

Thailand’s GDP could see a steep contraction similar to the second-quarter decline if nationwide lockdown measures are imposed to contain a fresh round of outbreaks, says the World Bank. Should a new round of infections result in a lockdown in Bangkok or across Thailand, overall economic activities would be impeded, said Kiatipong Ariyapruchya, senior country […]

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