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PH eyes imposing tariffs on palm oil imports

By Leslie Gatpolintan/PNA MANILA -- The Philippine government is considering the imposition of tariffs on imported palm oil, as it takes measures to deal with the flooding of this product in the country,...

BTr awards P15-B worth of 5-yr bonds thru tap facility

By Joann Villanueva/PNA MANILA -- The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) on Wednesday awarded an additional PHP15 billion worth of the five-year Treasury bond (T-bond) through a tap facility following strong demand during...

Foreign policy refocusing made PH more attractive to creditors

By Joann Villanueva/PNA MANILA -- Refocusing of the Philippines’ foreign policy has allowed the country to regain the attention of foreign creditors, which, in turn, is advantageous to the government’s massive infrastructure program. In...

PSEi up, peso sideways ahead of US holiday

By Joann Villanueva/PNA MANILA -- The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) recovered Thursday ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in the US but the peso ended sideways. PSEi ended the day at 7,268.38 points, up...

SEIPI hopeful gov’t will hear its side on proposed CIT reform

By Joann Villanueva/PNA MANILA -- Officials of the Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Foundation, Inc. (SEIPI) are hopeful that government will consider their suggestions on the proposed corporate income tax (CIT)...

Malaysian co-working space firm to invest up to USD15-M in PH

By Kris Crismundo/PNA MANILA -- Kuala Lumpur-based Common Ground is poised to invest between USD10 million to USD15 million to open 10 co-working space hubs in Metro Manila. This was disclosed by Common Ground...
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