CEOs worry over business viability
OVER HALF of Philippine-based chief executive officers (CEOs) are concerned over the viability of their businesses in the next 10 years without reinvention, according to a report by PwC Philippines.聽
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Philippines a clear laggard in tourism recovery
THE PHILIPPINES is still lagging behind its Southeast Asian neighbors in its tourism recovery, as Chinese tourists continue to stay away, Bank of America...
BSP sees room to keep rates steady
THE PHILIPPINE central bank would probably keep policy settings on hold given 鈥渆volving inflation conditions,鈥 Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. said on Monday, even as he signaled a less restrictive stance if price pressures continue to ease.
Inflation may fall below 4% in 2019 鈥 BSP
INFLATION could “revert more quickly” to below four percent next year given non-monetary interventions to boost food supply coupled with sound policy actions from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), a senior official said.
Board approves minimum wage hike for Calabarzon
A REGIONAL wage board approved an increase in the daily minimum wages of workers in the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon (Calabarzon) provinces,...
Inclusive development in focus at ADB meeting
THE PHILIPPINES will compare notes on inclusive growth best practices with some of the 66 other members of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) when...
Philippines needs faster growth to reach UMIC status by 鈥26 鈥 analysts
INCREASED public expenditure and investments are needed to boost the economic growth and bring the Philippines closer to becoming an upper middle-income country (UMIC) by 2026, analysts said.
GDP growth likely below target in Q3
TYPHOONS and the ongoing corruption scandal involving government flood control projects may have led to slower economic growth in the third quarter, the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) said.
Regulatory safeguards in PSA bill needed 鈥 PCC
A COMPETITION commissioner is urging lawmakers to include regulatory safeguards against national security issues that some senators fear could arise from a priority bill that would open up the telecommunications and transport sectors to more foreign ownership.
BSP holds rates amid Omicron threat
By Luz Wendy T. Noble, Reporter
THE Philippine central bank maintained its key policy rates at record lows as widely expected on Thursday to lend...
NG to borrow P629B locally in first quarter
THE National Government (NG) is planning to borrow P629 billion from the domestic market in the first quarter of 2025, as it seeks to...












