Emilio “Jun” Neri, Jr.

Lead Economist

Bank of the Philippine Islands

Mr. Neri is BPI’s Lead Economist.

The Research Team led by Mr. Neri consistently ranks at the top of the survey for analysts conducted by Bloomberg, Asiamoney, and The Asset. In 2019, he was voted as the #1 Best Equities Economist and #2 Best Fixed Income Economist by the Fund Managers Association of the Philippines. Mr. Neri was also ranked #3 Best Local Currency Bond Individual for Research in the Asset Benchmark Research Awards 2023.

He was also ranked #1 among local economists by the Department of Finance as having the most accurate gross domestic product (GDP) growth projections from 2016 to 2018. More recently, Mr. Neri was also recognized by BusinessWorld as the best GDP forecaster in 2023 among major banks, consulting and finance firms, and academia in the Philippines.

Before his stint in BPI, he served as an economics and banking sector analyst for a former Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas – Monetary Board Member.

He was a consultant at the Asian Development Bank, was a senior Economics researcher and lecturer on monetary and fiscal economics at the University of Asia and the Pacific, and was formerly the President of the Philippine Economic Society in 2020.

Before joining BPI, our speaker served as an economics and banking sector analyst for a former Monetary Board Member; was a consultant at the ADB; and a lecturer on monetary and fiscal policy at the University of Asia and the Pacific.  

He leads a team that consistently ranks at the top of surveys for analysts conducted by Bloomberg, Asiamoney, and The Asset. Our speaker was also ranked #1 among local economists by the Department of Finance as having the most accurate gross domestic product (GDP) growth projections from 2016 to 2018. In 2020, he served as the President of the Philippine Economic Society, exemplifying his leadership in the economic community. Our speaker was also ranked #3 Best Local Currency Bond Individual for Research in the Asset Benchmark Research Awards 2023. More recently, BusinessWorld hailed him as the best GDP forecaster of 2023 among major banks, consulting and finance firms, and academia in the Philippines, underscoring his team’s unparalleled expertise in economic research.