The World Bank Group maintained its GDP growth forecast for the Philippine economy at 6.4 percent this year, citing election-related government spending as the major driver of expansion, but warning of lingering potential risks from external economic factors and the effects of El Niño.

The Washington-based multilateral lender projections and views were based on its newly

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