When Rodrigo Duterte, the country’s straight-talking president, was on the election trail last year, he admitted he was no expert on economics. But Duterte made a strength of his weakness, promising to rely on ‘the top economic minds’ in the country for advice. With the appointment of ‘Sonny’ Dominguez as finance minister, he appeared to be keeping that promise.
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