Saturday, July 11, 2020

ECQ impact on Philippine economy ‘more severe than expected’



The Philippines is bracing for an even worse-than-expected drop in the gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter as the country’s chief economist on Friday said the COVID-19 lockdown inflicted more pain into the economy than earlier projected.

But as the economy gradually opened up under less-restrictive quarantine, Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua told a virtual press briefing that recovery was underway during this third quarter.

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Source: Peso Economics

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