Local businessmen belonging to the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said the credit upgrades obtained by the Philippines will not me
Read MoreBenjamin E. Diokno | Core THE PHILIPPINES received another "trophy" -- an upgrade to BBB- credit rating -- this time from Standard & Poor’s. Pr
Read MorePhilippine stocks rose to a record after it beat Indonesia to win an investment grade fromStandard & Poor’s, as President Benigno Aquino outshines
Read MoreCielito F. Habito | No Free Lunch I often hear the lament that we Filipinos are not as mindful as our neighbors appear to be of the impending close
Read MoreThe news that Fitch Ratings has given investment grade rating to the Philippines was generally accepted with jubilation from the local and foreign inv
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the Philippines to relax its foreign ownership rules to improve the business cli
Read MoreEditors' Note: This infographic was prepared in January 2013 in anticipation of a credit rating upgrade. On March 27, 2013, the Philippines won it
Read MoreMANILA - The business community has called on legislators to pass key economic reform bills before the 15th Congress goes on break for the mid-term
Read MoreASEAN’s full economic integration two years from now should be a compelling reason for the Philippines and EU to finally enter into a free trade agr
Read MoreRisks and Lessons (Part 1) MANILA, Philippines - Rappler talks to the President of the Philippines, Benigno Aquino III in this special edition of #
Read MoreHONG KONG -- Southeast Asian nations are swallowing an outflow of money from India, as foreign investors lose patience with its policy paralysis and
Read MoreOver-dependence of the Philippines on money sent by millions of Filipinos working abroad is risky for the economy, analysts from the Oxford Business
Read MorePhilippine 10-year bonds fell, pushing their yield to the highest level in almost six weeks, as President Benigno Aquino signaled faster economic gr
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is eyeing to collect roughly P40 billion from 100 tax evasion cases it has filed since th
Read MorePresident Benigno Aquino III has signed a new executive order to help cash-strapped businesses. Under Executive Order No. 68, a new monetization pr
Read MoreFeb. collections rose 28.6% year on year to P68.7B The Bureau of Internal Revenue collected P68.69 billion in February, exceeding revenue targets f
Read MoreLOW INTEREST rates and a large, skilled labor force bode well for foreign direct investments, the central bank chief said at a conference yesterday,
Read MoreThis is a re-posted article. MANILA, Philippines - The House of Representatives is not inclined to lift the 12-percent value added tax (VAT) on oil p
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - American financial giant Citigroup said stronger global economic growth would likely translate to a faster gross domestic prod
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Philippines is the most underrated country in the world, Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima said yesterday during a forum or
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