Philippines Falls Behind in Race for Foreign Investments
The Philippines is losing its appeal to foreign investors due to slowing economic growth and political noise. Despite resilient corporate earnings, the country's small weight in global investment benchmarks is leading to capital outflows. Foreign direct investment is also sluggish, hampered by high costs and policy uncertainty.
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