THE economy is poised for "faster gains" this year, economists from First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC) and the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) said, but growth could still fall below the government's target.

"Looking more closely at the seasonally adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) and its main components, we don't see a slowdown in the fourth quarter; rather we see an acceleration from the average in the second quarter (low base) and third quarter expansion," they said in the latest edition of The Market Call report.

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