Euben Paracuelles
Euben Paracuelles
continuous drive growth sector strength
Continuous strength in the electronics sector will drive growth in NODX in December.
banks central last raise raising rates region served since thailand trend year
There's a trend now for central banks in the region to raise rates. Thailand has been raising rates since last year and it has served them well.
driving imports number oil surely whilst wrong
It's a respectable number for the wrong reasons. It's still oil that's driving imports whilst electronics, which are the No.1 export, are still down. We will surely see some slowdown in exports.
books books-and-reading high increase oil order prices rig seeing singapore
High oil prices are kind of benefiting Singapore in a way. We're seeing some increase in the order books of all these companies, the oil rig manufacturers.
accelerate expect forecast growth next official quarter seeing signs year
Growth should accelerate next quarter and we expect the official forecast for the year to be raised. We are seeing signs of electronics improving.
estimate fourth implies improvement quarter
We are maintaining our full-year 2005 GDP estimate at 4.8 percent, which implies an improvement in the fourth quarter to 5.1 percent.
catch demand eventually exports global half ongoing optimistic remain ride wind within
We remain cautiously optimistic that Philippine exports will eventually catch some wind and ride the ongoing global electronics demand upturn at least within the first half of the year.