Focus on agri to balance, boost growth – analyst

FOCUSING on the agricultural and manufacturing sectors would benefit the Philippines in the coming years as this would rebalance the country’s industry portfolio and help boost growth, a market strategist said.

At the year-end economic briefing of the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (Finex) on Thursday, BDO Unibank Inc. first vice president and chief market strategist Jonathan Ravelas noted a slight shift in focus by the Duterte administration toward the agriculture and manufacturing sectors.