WIRE — The Philippine economy sharply slowed in the second quarter as the Middle East conflict drove up inflation and weighed on household spending and investments. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 2.3% in the second quarter from a year earlier, slowing from the 5.4% expansion in the same quarter last year and the 2.8% growth in
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