The Philippines will continue to outperform many of its neighbors but growth this year and the next will fall below official targets, a research consultancy said on Thursday.

In a report, London-based Capital Economics forecast gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6.0 percent for both 2019 and 2020, slower than the 6.7 percent posted in 2017 and market expectations of around 6.5 percent for last year.

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