CLARK FREEPORT ZONE: Philippine economic growth is expected to stay strong this year but slow somewhat from 2017, British investment bank Barclays said, with above-target inflation a challenge to continued expansion.

“We have been positive on the growth outlook of the Philippines for quite some time. We are forecasting close to 6.5 percent growth for this year,” Barclays Director of Research Rahul Bajoria told reporters at the Marriott Hotel here on Wednesday.

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