lørdag 21. mai 2016

What does Duterte mean for the Philippines economy?

Unofficial results in the Philippines show that Rodrigo "the Punisher" Duterte will be the country's next president. Why have Filipinos chosen him and what does it mean for the economy? From an economic standpoint, it's hard to understand what Filipinos have seen in Mr Duterte's plans for the country. For one thing, he doesn't appear to have any - and if he does, he certainly didn't talk about them in his election rallies. But to be fair to him, neither did any of the other candidates, or not very much at least. Read more