#ThewRap: Things you need to know, May 25, 2018

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#ThewRap: Things you need to know, May 25, 2018

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The Philippines suffers its largest year-on-year decline in competitiveness over the last decade and the sharpest drop among peers in Asia Pacific. It ranks 50th out of 63 economies in this year’s World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) rankings of the International Institute of Management Development. 

The country dropped ranks in all the 4 pillars measured by the WCY: economic performance, government efficiency, business efficiency, and infrastructure. The biggest fall was in economic performance, which plunged to 50th from last year’s 26th spot.  

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