DOWNWARD revisions to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Philippine growth forecasts extend to 2027, the January update to the World Economic Outlook showed. The IMF in December had said that the country was likely to grow by just 5.1 percent in 2025, lower than the previous forecast of 5.4 percent and slowing from the 2024 result of 5.7 percent, due to domestic and external uncertainties The outlook for 2026 was also trimmed to 5.6 percent from 5.7 percent. In the January update, the Washington-based multilateral organization said growth next year could hit 5.8 percent, lowered from the 6.0-percent projection in October. “The downward revision in GDP growth projections for 2026 and 2027 reflects the carryover impact from a downward revision in the IMF’s growth forecast for 2025 — from 5.4 to 5.1 percent — and a slower pace of capital accumulation,” an IMF official said on Monday.   https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/01/20/business/top-business/imf-also-lowers-ph-forecast-for-2027n-forecast-from-b1imf-also-lowers/2261128 (ICE SINGAPORE)

Fonte notizia: The Manila Times, 20 January 2026