The Philippine economy will grow faster than the world average until 2015, relatively shielded from continued uncertainties in Europe and the United
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Global money transfer company MoneyGram is bullish that the Philippines can be the third largest ‘remittance received’ market
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. When the Spaniards strayed into the archipelago in 1521, they found the religious practices of the natives neither
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. The country’s dismal growth figures for the third quarter came as a shock even to the most sympathetic economics o
Read MoreRegional News Acute stress in India's economy, exacerbated by Europe's financial woes, is prompting the government to restart a long-stalled and po
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. From January to September this year, economic output grew by 3.6%, way below the lower end of the governmentís rev
Read MoreGlobal News CAMBRIDGE, MASS. -- Europe’s debt crisis threatens to undermine consumer confidence and cut off credit to businesses in the rapidly eme
Read MoreECONOMIC GROWTH slowed drastically to just 3.2% in the third quarter, dragged down by a weak agriculture sector and a plunge in construction activit
Read MoreRegional News PHILIPPINE ECONOMIC expansion will slow along with that of key Southeast Asian peers in the next five years, following near-term grow
Read MoreThis is a re-posted press release. The domestic economy has decelerated for the third consecutive quarter from the 7.3 percent honey moon growth last
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. How should one rate Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s economic performance during her nine-and-a-half year reign? My short
Read MoreSUBIC BAY FREEPORT—Total investments committed by Filipino-owned companies operating in this free port reached $1.07 billion as of the third quarter
Read MoreRegional News Bali. The government is sticking to its projection that realized investment growth in the country will be steady at 15 percent next y
Read MoreECONOMIC GROWTH likely improved in the third quarter from April-June, a Cabinet official said, citing “still robust” private investments, a service
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Much was written the past days over the appropriateness of the President and his Transport Secretary having a phot
Read MoreFOREIGN DIRECT investments (FDI) stayed positive in August but were significantly below year-ago levels amid uncertainties abroad, the Bangko Sentra
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Criticism keeps leaders on their toes, prods them to do better, and hopefully improves actual performance. In the
Read MoreGlobal News Could have been worse. That was the reaction on Friday to the government report that the nation’s employers added just 80,000 jobs in
Read MoreCEBU CITY -- Investment commitments made with the Board of Investments (BOI) and Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) increased 57% to P450 bil
Read MoreDownload Stratbase's latest Spark entitled "Strategic Thinking for Robust and Inclusive Growth in the Philippines." This paper has been prepared by t
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