The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will soon come up with a higher growth forecast for the Philippine economy to reflect the strong second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP).

“The second-quarter GDP outturn in the Philippines was somewhat faster than anticipated in our 6 percent growth forecast for 2016,” Shanaka Jayanath Peiris, IMF resident representative to the Philippines, said on Tuesday.

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