August 28, 2008

The Philippine Economy: From Steller to Sluggish

 

As expected, Philippine Gross Domestic Product, or GDP grew 4.6% in the second quarter of the year, much, much slower than the 8.3% GDP growth in the same quarter in 2007.
GDP is basically the sum of all economic activity generated–so that includes shopping, construction, government spending, etc. IT DOES NOT, however, include OFW remittances per [...]