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BRIEFING - ASIA ECONOMIC NEWS - FEB 1, 2001.
An executive briefing on the economies of Asia for Feb 1, 2001, prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities.
PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT TOLD COUNTRY REGAINS INVESTORS' CONFIDENCE
MANILA - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was informed Wednesday by former President Fidel V. Ramos that her assumption to the presidency has raised investors' confidence in the Philippines.
In a courtesy call in Malacanang, the former president reported to President Macapagal-Arroyo that the recent "People Power II" and the peaceful transfer of power in the Philippines became a special focus of interest among the participants in the recently-concluded World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.
JAPAN'S REVISED GDP EXPECTED TO SHOW NEGATIVE GROWTH
TOKYO - The Cabinet Office said Thursday it will release on Feb. 8 revised gross domestic product figures for the July-September quarter.
A preliminary report released in December showed that real GDP grew 1.0 per cent on an annualized basis.
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Source: HighBeam Research, BRIEFING - ASIA ECONOMIC NEWS - FEB 1, 2001.