Economists are projecting quicker inflation rate this year as risks tilt to the upside, according to a Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) survey.

In its 2020 Fourth Quarter Inflation Report, the central bank said the results of its poll of private sector economists revealed that the mean inflation forecast for 2021 picked up to 2.9 percent from 2.8 percent.

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