To us, the annual meetings of the PES have always served as an invigorating collegial setting among professional economists in the Philippines for the dissemination of research, incisive debate, and careful consideration of critical policy issues. This year’s meeting is being held in conjunction with the 11th International Convention of the East Asia Economic Association or the EAEA.
Over the past three years, GDP growth has averaged around 2½ per cent, and the RBA’s latest forecasts, which were released around 10 days ago, have this type of growth continuing for a while yet (Graph 3).