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The presidential degree allowed Philsucom to have complete monopoly of the sugar industry in the Philippines. It then created a trading arm, the National Sugar Trading Corporation (NASUTRA), which was exclusively responsible for domestic and international sugar trading. Roberto Benedicto headed both Philsucom and NASUTRA. [9]
In the third quarter of 1981, the Philippine economy followed the course of the US economy into recession. [1] The Philippines’ debt rose to more than 200 percent of exports from 1978 to 1991. [1] More than half the value of the country’s exports went to debt service, rather than imports. [1]
According to World Bank data, the Philippines' gross domestic product (GDP) quadrupled from $8 billion in 1972 to $32.45 billion in 1980, for an inflation-adjusted average growth rate of 6% per year. [40] Indeed, according to the U.S.-based Heritage Foundation, the Philippines enjoyed its best economic development since 1945 between 1972 and 1980.
Location of the Philippines. The Philippines is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean. It is a founding member of the United Nations, World Trade Organization, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, and the East Asia Summit.
The economy saw continuous real GDP growth of at least 5% since 2012. The Philippine Stock Exchange index ended 2012 with 5,812.73 points a 32.95% growth from the 4,371.96-finish in 2011. [80] The Philippines achieved an investment grade rating for the first time in the first quarter of 2013.
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The Negros famine took place on Negros island in the Philippines in the mid-1980s, during the waning days of the Marcos dictatorship. [1] [2] It was a key moment in the history of sugar production in the Philippines, as well as the broader political history of the Philippines.
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