Last year’s net foreign direct investment (FDI) decline is a “temporary phenomenon” but reforms are crucial to keep the Philippines attractive, the Finance department said on Wednesday.

“The drop in 2018 FDI … [was] brought about by the uncertain world economic environment,” it said in an economic bulletin.

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