Nevertheless, the actual average economic growth rate since the bursting of the bubble economy has not been negative, and the expected growth rate cited by corporate managers has returned to slightly above 1 percent. There are three ways to prevent a decline in the economic growth rate. One is to raise the fertility rate.
The present poverty situation in the Philippines has given rural financing a new dimension, concretizing the significant role of rural banks in countryside development 5 Toward this end, we have  3  Target is first quarter of 2006  4  A proposal is currently under study for approval of the Monetary Board.