ECONOMIC GROWTH can be expected to pick up this semester, though it may be nowhere near the 7.7% needed for gross domestic product (GDP) to hit the lower end of the government's 7-8% full-year target, according to the latest joint assessment of First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC) and the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P).The post FMIC, UA&P see faster economic growth this semester appeared first on BusinessWorld.