Philippine Economic Society (PES)
THE Asset magazine cited Bank of the Philippines Islands (BPI) Lead Economist Emilio Neri Jr., as the Philippines’ Best Local Currency Bond Individual in Research for 2019.
In the Asset Benchmark Research Awards, Neri was given “Rank 1”, which is the first time such ranking was topped by a local bank.
Having been acknowledged as one of the best in the industry, Neri was recognized by institutional investors to be among the top economists who made accurate forecasts for economic and financial market indicators.
“It is truly an honor to have been recognized by the Asset,” said Neri. “This inspires me and my team to bring the quality of our research output to a much higher level. By doing so, we hope to contribute more to building a bigger community of well informed, and financially astute Filipinos.”
The BPI Economics and Market Research team led by Neri has provided valuable insights on various macroeconomic indicators, as well as local currency fixed income and foreign exchange forecasting.
Furthermore, Neri was voted as the president of the Philippine Economic Society for the year 2020. As the president, Neri hopes to further strengthen networks of economists in the academe, government, and business sector. He will continue to provide a venue for free and open discussion on economics education, financial literacy and other policy issues through conferences, training and symposia.