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Philippines' Poverty Rate Declines; More Well-Paying Jobs and Opportunities Needed
May 30, 2018
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The World Bank issued the following news release:

With solid economic fundamentals, the Philippines is well-placed to speed up poverty reduction. The challenge is to provide more economic opportunities, which would help many more people earn higher and stable incomes.

These are among the key findings of the report titled Making Growth Work for the Poor: A Poverty Assessment for the Philippines released today by the World Bank.

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