MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) slightly lowered its 2011 growth forecast for the Philippines amidst subdued government spend
Read MoreRegional News Singapore has nudged aside Sweden to claim second spot in the latest global competitiveness ranking as it continues to tread on a sur
Read MoreRegional News KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has made positive strides to jump up five positions in the latest Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) by the W
Read MoreRegional News Thailand, at 38th position in the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index 2010-2011, has fallen two places this year
Read MoreRegional News HCMC - Vietnam falls six places from last year to 65th out of 142 economies in the annual competitiveness ranking by the World Econom
Read MoreRegional News Indonesia has dropped two places in this year’s Global Competitiveness Report, bringing a sudden halt to an impressive climb tha
Read MoreRegional News BANGKOK, August 2, 2011 — The World Bank has upgraded Thailand’s income categorization from a lower-middle income economy to an upper
Read MoreThousands of documents pertaining to United States officials’ views on the Philippines have been released by WikiLeaks, among them a fairly recent r
Read MoreIn a previous analysis of potential outcome from the initiative to amend the restrictive provisions of the Philippine Constitution, it is asserted t
Read MoreRegional News Without structural reforms, India can't keep growing as fast. With GDP growth rates topping 9% in recent years, and the Davos crowd
Read MoreGlobal News SINGAPORE—World Bank President Robert Zoellick said he doesn't believe the U.S. and world economies will lapse back into recession, but
Read MoreAt a press conference held earlier today, September 7, 2011, by the World Economic Forum's country partner, the Makati Business Club, the results of t
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. It seems that I spoke too soon last week as I ended my article with the anticipation that the GDP news to be annou
Read MoreTHE National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) is reviewing the government’s “aspirational” target of 7 percent to 8 percent this year follo
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. The Philippine economic expansion is definitely losing steam. And three international banks have just downgraded t
Read MoreRegional News After a slump, an early engine of globalisation is thriving again If you are going to have a heart attack, have it in Penang. So one
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Last week I started to analyze the claims of success—Ganito Tayo Noon, Bakit Nagkaganito Ngayon (This was how we w
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Board of Investments (BOI) may raise its investment target for 2011 to P320 billion after exceeding its full year target
Read MoreRegional News Indonesia provides good opportunities for international investment, and US investors are interested in doing business in the archipel
Read MoreRegional News BANGKOK—The Thai government will raise the minimum monthly wage of civil servants to 15,000 baht (about $500) as of Jan. 1, Deputy Fi
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