Title:

 Upbeat Philippine Economic Forecast After Duterte Election

Author:

Ralph Jennings

Source:

Forbes

Date:

 May 16, 2016

Description:

Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte campaigned largely on killing off crime in his Southeast Asian country. Just before he won the election May 9, he suggested direct talks with China over a maritime dispute that has dominated foreign policy since 2012. But in a country where a nearly a quarter of people live in poverty and more barely above it, Duterte’s long-term KPI will be how he manages the economy over six years in office.