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In the case of the Philippines, we have actually observed some funds returning to our financial markets. At the beginning of each new calendar year or each Chinese new year, I am often asked for my “fearless” economic forecasts. There are those who ask me with such earnestness that I sometimes feel they think I have an infallible crystal ball!