Roadshow at economic briefings ng PH economic team, idinaos sa Middle East

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00:00 The roadshow and economic briefings of the Philippine Economic Team in the Middle East are now underway

00:06 to encourage more investors.

00:08 In his opening statement, Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno

00:13 stated that the continued economic downturn in the Philippines

00:16 is evidenced by the 5.3% decline in the first quarter

00:21 and the highest GDP in 2022,

00:25 where GDP growth reached 7.6%.

00:29 Meanwhile, the first to attend the roadshow in the UAE

00:33 were the Philippine Central Bank's Deputy Governor Francisco Daquila Jr.

00:38 and NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan,

00:41 who laid the infrastructure, investment, and development of the country.

00:46 (upbeat music)