TAX RULES needed to implement the much-awaited Personal Equity and Retirement Account (PERA) scheme have been submitted to the Finance department an
Read MoreThis is an article repost. THE long drawn-out deadlock between the Board of Investments (BOI) and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) over
Read MoreThis is an article repost. MANILA, Philippines - The Aquino administration will stop issuing tax credit certificates (TCCs) to businesses and would i
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Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. CAMBRIDGE -- We may live in a post-industrial age, in which information technologies, biotech, and high-value serv
Read MoreThis is an article repost. MANILA, Philippines - Total foreign direct investments approved by the investment promotion agencies of the government soa
Read MoreThis is an article repost. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Monday reported that remittances sent home by overseas Filipinos reached $1.74 b
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Even before the world economy has recovered, another perfect economic storm is brewing. The US economy is slowing;
Read MoreREMARKS BY AMBASSADOR HARRY K. THOMAS, JR. AT THE ASIA SOCIETY, WASHINGTON, DC, AUGUST 2011 Thank you for inviting me to speak with you today. It is
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Read MoreThis is an article repost. Five of the country’s largest banks have joined forces with Chicago-based credit-reporting firm TransUnion Credit Informat
Read MoreThis is an article repost. MANILA, Philippines—Former Finance Secretary Margarito Teves, now chairman of a private think tank, said the Aquino admini
Read MoreThis is an article repost. GLOBAL foreign direct investments (FDI) could return to pre-crisis levels by yearend, possibly reaching $1.6 trillion and
Read MoreThis is an article repost. A “RESULTS-FOCUSED” 2012 national budget proposal of P1.816 trillion was yesterday submitted by Malacañang to the House of
Read MoreThis is an article repost. SWIFT APPROVAL of next year’s proposed budget and legislation to curb poverty, encourage investments and improve tax admin
Read MoreThis is an article repost. The Aquino administration has just marked its first year of holding the reins of government. Let me share with you the Mak
Read MoreEARLIER this month, when Moody's Investors Service raised its credit rating on the Philippines to just two steps below investment grade, government sp
Read MoreThis is an article repost. By ERIC BELLMAN NUSA DUA, Indonesia—Southeast Asian nations will continue to work toward integrating their diverse econom
Read MoreThis is an article repost. MANILA, Philippines—The Aquino administration is prepared to sacrifice economic growth in the short term – and possibly be
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