THE World Bank has upgraded its economic outlook for the Philippines for this year and the next two years, citing high confidence among investors and consumers and the government’s commitment to increase public infrastructure spending in the coming years.

In a statement on Thursday, the Washington-based lender said it now projects the Philippine economy to grow by 6.8 percent in 2016 compared to the earlier forecast of 6.4 percent announced in October.

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