Philippine gross domestic product (GDP) will grow between 7 percent and 7.5 percent this year, driven by higher capital investments, First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC), the investment arm of Metrobank, said on Thursday.

Infrastructure spending, foreign direct investment, consumer spending, remittances and business process outsourcing, are going to be the major growth drivers, FMIC told reporters during a briefing on Thursday.

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