Forecasts inflation at 2.9%, GDP growth at 6.4%

The Philippine central bank may begin raising its key interest rates this year, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings said, seeing pressure for such move coming mainly from the country’s robust gross domestic product (GDP) growth and rising commodity prices.

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