BUSINESSMEN in the Philippines turned out to be Southeast Asia鈥檚 most confident about the year ahead even as optimism has slipped, with two out of three respondents 鈥渧ery optimistic鈥 about the economy in 2019 after growing revenues by more than five percent last year, according to the latest International Business Report (IBR) which international consultancy Grant Thornton released on Sunday. Read the full story