Making Growth Work for the Poor: A Poverty Assessment for the PhilippinesThe report, Making Growth Work for the Poor: A Poverty Assessment for the Philippines, is prepared by the World Bank (WB), in support of the poverty reduction efforts of the Philippine government. It covers the period between 2006 and 2015 on the varying impacts of growth on the living conditions of Filipinos. It draws from a variety of sources including the Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) and Labor Force Survey (LFS) to identify key…
2018 World Competitiveness Yearbook by the IMDFrom being ranked 41st in 2017, the Philippines slid by nine notches to 50th out of 63 countries in the 2018 version of the World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY). Now on its 30th edition, the WCY is a publication of the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) which has 55 partner organizations in 63 countries. Click Here to Download Report Title: 2018 World Competitiveness Yearbook by the IMD Researcher: John Emmanuel B.…
The Global Competitiveness Report 2017-2018The Philippines climbed one notch to 56th from previous year’s 57th, in the overall rankings of 137 economies, based on the Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) 2017-2018. However, despite this improvement, the Philippines has seen decrease in previous pillar rankings. The Report highlighted that the Philippines could make large gains in competitiveness at a relatively lower cost if it could improve its performance in infrastructure, health,…
2018 Ease of Doing Business Index by the World BankThe Philippines continues to traverse an upward trend of economic gains, as it climbed 12 notches to reach the 58th spot in The Heritage Foundation’s 2017 Index of Economic Freedom (IEF), from 70th among all ranked countries the year before. With an overall score of 65.6 (up from 63.1 in 2016), the Philippines maintains its stature as a moderately free economy—one that provides an institutional environment where individuals, as well as…
Index of Economic Freedom 2017 by the Heritage FoundationThe Philippines continues to traverse an upwardtrend of economic gains, as it climbed 12 notches to reach the 58th spot in The Heritage Foundation’s 2017 Index of Economic Freedom (IEF), from 70th among all ranked countries the yearbefore. With an overall score of 65.6 (up from 63.1 in 2016), the Philippines maintains its stature as a moderately free economy—one that provides an…
World Competitiveness Yearbook 2017The Philippines climbed one notch to 41st in overall rankings of 63 economies, based on the World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) 20171. Among the 14 economies covered in the Asia-Pacific region, the Philippines also moved up from 12th in 2016 to 11th this year. A rapid look at the historical performance of the Philippines, however, indicates that despite gains, rankings in specific competitiveness indicators continue to lag behind. Hence,…
Global Gender Gap Index Report 2016The Philippines maintains its respective ranking in closing gender disparity as measured by the Global Gender Gap Index, according to the 2016 Report of the World Economic Forum (WEF). The country remains to hold the seventh (7th) spot out of 144 countries in the overall global index in eliminating gender gap, though with a slight decline in its overall scoring. The Philippines has an overall score of 0.786 in this year’s Report compared…
- Index of Economic Freedom 2016 by the Heritage Foundation
The Philippines retained its stature of being a moderately free economy according to latest results from the Index of Economic Freedom. For the year 2016, the economy ranked 70th out of 186 countries, and garnered a score of 63.1. This is an improvement from the previous year’s score and rank, 62.2 and 76th place, respectively. In comparison to its neighboring countries, the economy is well-performing in terms of economic freedom, having fared…
- World Employment Social Outlook: Trends 2015
Description: Six years after the 2008 global financial crisis, the world economy has yet to regain its momentum in order to close the employment gaps caused by the crisis. This sluggish economic growth1 has even intensified some existing structural vulnerabilities such as income inequality and youth unemployment. Click Here to Download Report Title: World Employment Social Outlook: Trends 2015 Researcher: Bernard Paul M.…
ASEAN Community 2015: Managing integration for better jobs and shared prosperityDescription: The report provides an overview of recent economic and labour market trends in ASEAN, examines the impact of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) on labor markets using empirical tools, and ultimately puts forth policy recommendations toward fostering quality jobs and achieving inclusive and balanced growth. Click Here to Download Report Title: ASEAN Community 2015: Managing integration for better jobs and shared…