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UA&P slashes Q4 growth forecast to 4.6%
Business World Philippines
|December 19, 2025
THE University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) cut its fourth-quarter growth forecast to 4.6% for the Philippines from its previous view of 5.3% in November.
In The Market Call released on Thursday, UA&P said if realized, this growth level would put the government’s target for the year of 5.5-6.5% far out of reach.
Among the positive for the period were “lower inflation, increased OFW (overseas Filipino workers) remittances and exports, lower interest rates, and a rebound in government spending,” it said.
This story is from the December 19, 2025 edition of Business World Philippines.
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