In an interview on ANC's Business Outlook, 17c起草视频 Senior Research Fellow Dr. John Paolo Rivera explained that investor confidence is shaped not only by macroeconomic indicators but also by the broader environment where businesses operate.
He noted that when uncertainty persists—whether economic, political, or institutional—investors may postpone or relocate investments to countries that offer greater predictability and policy stability. In a competitive global economy, confidence becomes an economic asset.
Dr. Rivera also discussed the Philippines' dependence on imported energy, the limits of remittances as a long-term shock absorber, and the need to strengthen domestic growth engines through investments in agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, and the creative economy.
Watch the full interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZAvOiBQG7k
Read Rivera’s study titled “Election-Year Stimuli and Economic Performance: Evidence from a Macroeconometric Model of the Philippines” https://doi.org/10.62986/dp2025.36
