{"id":90442,"date":"2017-02-20T18:09:27","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T23:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=90442"},"modified":"2025-01-16T15:00:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T20:00:53","slug":"ph-target-upper-middle-income-economy-by-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/02\/20\/ph-target-upper-middle-income-economy-by-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"PH target upper middle income economy by 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_90443\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90443\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/5102846536_dda7dcdc50_z.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-90443\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/5102846536_dda7dcdc50_z-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"Singapore: an economic miracle that only took five decades to achieve economic success (Photo: Mike Behnken\/Flickr.com\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/5102846536_dda7dcdc50_z-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/5102846536_dda7dcdc50_z.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Singapore: an economic miracle that only took five decades to achieve economic success (Photo: Mike Behnken\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mikebehnken\/5102846536\/in\/photolist-8LVquG-xMnJsW-fS9XhN-n7Lmvm-oa6sWm-J5F4zN-fEKqSK-sqqxce-sfR8k1-8BWJj9-7xhvzK-8H8jnW-8BDdLz-e3qtWG-oaibHC-supyFV-q9Ftni-gXyxGZ-4vX6LP-nW3r1Q-rF4QJJ-q7N9Ta-HgcdWN-dDw4Zq-A1MjG7-e4CArZ-s7M3Dn-Duju1z-mMD2tR-o9TZi6-shS8mE-hWRzr-xe6Rnv-4vXc2a-DWz4Ra-yGju6j-fkfg3o-rQi47-rN2UEW-sqqpKR-7Dy6QC-krfJu3-8yNSK2-ghz6JD-wR4HYP-DaLuo5-rtByxr-vKaeo7-zZyYuS-vR6cfR\">Flickr.com<\/a>\u00a0)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the Philippine Exporters Confederation (Philexport) President Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr, the Philippines would need to launch and create reforms in order for the country to become an upper middle-income economy by 2022, just in time when Duterte leaves the Malaca\u00f1ang.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As of the moment, the country is under the middle-income economy bracket as stated by the World Bank.<\/p>\n<div 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able to further unlock their economic potentials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last year the Philippine GDP was at 6.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy prednisone online <a href=\"https:\/\/primeraeyecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/prednisone.html\">https:\/\/primeraeyecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/prednisone.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p>8 percent, the highest it has been in three years. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cExports is likewise expected to contribute to this overall growth, noting the gradual pick-up in global growth and commodity prices,\u201d Ortiz-Luis said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Philippine Peso is still at P50 to a dollar, the lowest it has been in years, primarily due to socio-political issues such as the war against drugs and illegal gambling and foreigners worrying about their safety in the country.<\/p>\n<div 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