Effective governance and improved fiscal management are essential to sustain economic growth in Asia and the Pacific region, including the Philippines, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Unescap) said.
Philippine institute for development Studies President Gilbert Llanto (right) reacts to the findings of Unescap annual flagship report “Economic and Social Survey of asia and the Pacific 2017,” held in Makati city on Monday. also in photo is Shuvojit banerjee (left), Economic affairs officer, Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for development division of Unescap. PHOTO By BOB DUNGO