Weak Peso, Low Savings Signal Deeper Economic Strains in Philippines
The Philippine central bank governor linked the peso's weakness to low national savings, but experts argue this reflects deeper issues of insufficient income generation, low productivity, and weak institutions, rather than individual thrift. The report stresses the need for structural reforms to leverage the demographic dividend.
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