DBS and Standard Chartered Bank expect Philippine economic growth to hit the high end of the government's 2021 target following a better-than-expected third quarter outturn.

Full-year gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecasts were raised to 5 percent by both banks, which cited this week's announcements of a 7.1-percent third quarter result and an upward revision to 12 percent for the second quarter.

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