The Philippines needs to strengthen consumer demand to bounce back from the economic devastation wreaked by the coronavirus pandemic, according to top banking executives.

During The Manila Times Economic Forum 2021: Rising from the ashes: From pan-Asian to pan-global on Friday, Jose Isidro “Lito” Camacho, Asia Pacific Credit Suisse managing director and vice chairman, said weak demand remained a challenge to recovery.

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