GlobalSource Says Marcos Restored Stability but Missed Reforms as FDI Sank 58.8%

1 articles · Updated · asianews.network · Aug 7

GlobalSource Partners called President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s first four years “mixed but consequential,” saying macro stability was restored but not turned into productivity-boosting reform.
Growth averaged 5.2% in 2023-2025 but slowed to 2.8% in early 2026, while April foreign direct investment inflows plunged 58.8% to $250 million, a 10-year low.
The think tank said weak farm productivity, inadequate human capital, governance gaps, uneven policy execution and insufficient private investment are still constraining competitiveness.
Those shortfalls have kept productivity gains modest, slowed quality job creation and left poverty reduction below long-term goals, with two years left for the administration to shift from stabilization to transformation.

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Why did foreign investment in the Philippines suddenly plunge to a decade low despite claims of macroeconomic stability?

Will the celebrated economic stability be enough to save millions of Filipinos from falling back into poverty by 2028?

What hidden governance bottlenecks are secretly paralyzing the nation's infrastructure and scaring away global investors?

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