These slides were presented at the Mid-Year Economic Briefing organized by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas on 17 September 2012 at the Philippine In
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - Personal remittances -- the cash and non-cash items or goods carried across borders coursed through formal and informal channe
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Philippines remains committed to a planned economic union in Southeast Asia even as Surin Pitsuwan, secretary-general of t
Read MorePHNOM PENH/MANILA -- A planned economic union in Southeast Asia is likely to be delayed by a year because some countries are not ready, said Surin P
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The country must work on revitalizing its manufacturing sector in order to make growth more inclusive, the Philippine In
Read MoreEnjoying a favorable economic performance and having a government that claims to put premium on its anticorruption drive, the Philippines leaped 10
Read MoreThese are re-posted resources on the Philippines' performance at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013. "Ranked 65th
Read MoreBudget Reform under the Aquino Administration by Budget Secretary Florencio B. Abad (A presentation at the National Competitiveness Council Forum)
Read MoreTHE ECONOMY grew by 5.9% in the second quarter, at par with market expectations, the government yesterday reported, citing construction activities a
Read MoreThe net inflow of foreign direct investments to the Philippines dropped in May with monetary officials blaming it on global risk aversion arising fr
Read MoreThe Philippines is now out of the doldrums and on the verge of an economic takeoff, according to two visiting foreign economists. The Philippines
Read MoreTHE AQUINO administration expects to spend at least P287.587 billion next year for priority projects aimed at spurring rapid and inclusive economic
Read MoreEmerging markets | To have and have not It may no longer be wise to group these disparate countries together. Breakout Nations: In Pursuit of the
Read MoreThis is a re-posted video. Jul. 5, 2012 - Cesar Purisima, finance secretary of the Philippines, talks about the country's economic growth outlook a
Read MoreMICHIGAN-BASED Ford Motor Co. announced that it is shutting down its 30,000-unit capacity manufacturing plant in Santa Rosa, Laguna, at the end of t
Read MoreTHE WORLD BANK has downgraded its 2012 outlook for the Philippines as well as for the region, citing euro zone jitters, higher oil prices and a grow
Read MoreTrade between the Philippines and the European Union dipped last year, bucking an uptrend for the wider Southeast Asian region as firms "did not ben
Read MoreIT was sadly typical for the Philippines. When it played host at the beginning of May to the annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank, the bigge
Read MoreAs developed and launched by the Mindanao Development Authority. Mindanao 2020: Peace and Development Framework Plan 2011-2030 (Executive Summary)
Read MoreThe Energy department sees Mindanao facing a 200-megawatt (MW) shortage next year unless new generation capacities are put in place. "I am looking
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