Investment pledges drop in Q4, 2016Foreign investment for the entire 2016 dropped by an annual 10.7% to P219 billion, according to data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The PSA data further showed that in the fourth quarter alone, investment pledges dropped 9.3% to P125.7 billion. The drop could have been affected by the performance of global markets such as the recovering US and European economies, according to De La Salle University economics profession Mitzie Irene P. Conchada. She said the protectionist policies of US President Donald Trump has triggered concern that foreign investment could slow down in 2017. Conchada added that industries that may be vulnerable this year would be the service sector, particularly the business process outsourcing industry, and the mining industry.
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