ECONOMIC growth will likely pick up this year due to higher infrastructure spending by both the government and the private sector, economists from the University of Asia (UA&P) and the Pacific and First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC) said.

First quarter growth, in particular, was forecast to hit 6.1 percent — up from 5.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023 but slightly lower than the year-earlier 6.4 percent.

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