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British businessmen bet on Visayas economy

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1440410" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA - The British Chamber of Commerce Philippines is betting on the Visayas, where growth in the regional economy is expected to outpace the entire country.</p><p>Gross domestic product in the Visayas will likely grow 8 to 9 percent, faster than the 6 to 7 percent clip on the national level, BCCP chairman Chris Nelson told ANC&#x27;s Market Edge with Cathy Yang.</p><p>The chamber will hold a trade mission in Iloilo City in March, Nelson said. The group staged a similar event in Davao City earlier.</p><p>&quot;What we&#x27;re doing here is spreading out and showing the over-all. The Visayas has great potential to grow even more than the over-all Philippine economy,&quot; he said.</p>

<p>The British Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines is betting on the Visayas, where growth in the regional economy is expected to outpace the entire country.</p>

The British Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines is betting on the Visayas, where growth in the regional economy is expected to outpace the entire country.