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  2. 2009 in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    This Act converted Bataan Export Processing Zone/Bataan Economic Zone (BEPZ/BEZ), the first official economic zone in the Philippines located in Mariveles, Bataan, into Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB), and created Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) which started the eight-month transition period of the zone's operations and ...

  3. Effects of the 2009 Pacific typhoon season in the Philippines

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    The economic region of Metro Manila and many adjoining provinces incurred damages to both infrastructure and agriculture. Total damage of Ketsana as of September 28, 2009 is estimated at $100 million. [44] [48] [49] Internet cafés, entertainment plazas, banks, food stores, building agencies and stores were soaked into flood and mud. [44] [50]

  4. Philippine investment climate - Wikipedia

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    In the previous year, 2009, Investment (% of GDP) for Philippines was 14.65% Investment (% of GDP) for Philippines in 2010 was or will be 6.65% more than it was or will be in 2009. [3] Balance of Payments 2000-2008 PSY 2010 [4] Philippines is aiming to generate 400 billion pesos (US Dollar 10 billion) in investment commitments in 2013. This ...

  5. Economic history of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Following the Asian economic crisis in 1997, the 2008 crisis imposed new challenges to the Philippines as a developing country. The following are expositions of the macroeconomic impacts of the crisis on the Philippines, its implications in the prevalent poverty scenario, and policies and programs undertaken by the government in response to the ...

  6. Income inequality in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The region's contribution to the national economy remains at 2.2 percent. The decline in 2009 was largely due to heavy rains and infestation of pests and deceases in major production areas. The biggest contributor to the regional economy is the agriculture and fishery subsectors which account for 33.5 percent of the region's GRDP. [51]

  7. Economy of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The economy of the Philippines is an emerging market, and considered as a newly industrialized country in the Asia-Pacific region. [31] In 2024, the Philippine economy is estimated to be at ₱26.55 trillion ($471.5 billion), making it the world's 32nd largest by nominal GDP and 13th largest in Asia according to the International Monetary Fund .

  8. Freeport Area of Bataan - Wikipedia

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    The Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB), formerly known as Mariveles Free Trade Zone from June 21, 1969 to November 20, 1972, and primarily as Bataan Export Processing Zone (BEPZ) and Bataan Economic Zone (BEZ) from November 20, 1972 to October 23, 2009 and secondarily from October 23, 2009 to June 30, 2010), is a special economic zone in Mariveles, Bataan, Philippines.

  9. History of the Philippines (1986–present) - Wikipedia

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    Political stability and economic improvements, such as the peace agreement with the Moro National Liberation Front in 1996, [12] were overshadowed by the onset of the 1997 Asian financial crisis. [13] [14] Ramos' successor, Joseph Estrada assumed office in June 1998 and under his presidency the economy recovered from −0.6% growth to 3.4% by 1999.