TAG: Philippines
The Philippines continues to exceed expectations by solidifying its position as a strong emerging market with a promising outlook for 2017 – a forecast reflected by the overwhelmingly positive sentiment of C-suite executives polled in Oxford Business Group’s OBG Business Barometer: Philippines CEO Survey. Despite some concerns over bureaucracy and the availability of leadership skills, private sector- driven growth and a high level of planned investment bode well for the country’s business climate in the near term.
In this our second podcast, Asia Editor, Patrick Cooke, catches up with Philippines Editorial Manager, Jean-Pierre Salendres, in Manila to discuss the economic outlook for ASEAN’s third largest economy in 2018.
With the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) now firmly enshrined in the Chinese Communist Party constitution, it is safe to assume that this flagship project of President Xi Jinping will continue long after the country’s most powerful leader since Chairman Mao Zedong officially steps down, whether that happens in 2023 or not.