Finance

Dominguez discounts off-cycle move

MANILA – Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III is optimistic the country's high inflation rate today will not affect the national budget and does not need an off-cycle measure from Bangko Sentral ng...

Financial literacy in PH gets boost

MANILA -- Teaching financial literacy to students got another lift through a multi-sectoral program to educate teachers on this topic and provide tools that will make financial education more interesting. Global payment technology...

Peso stays put despite depreciation risks, PSEi continues decline

MANILA -- The Peso ended Tuesday's session sideways against the US dollar despite the strong pull towards the 54-level but the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) declined for the fifth straight day...

Treasury bureau rejects bids for 10-year T-bond

MANILA -- The Bureau of Treasury’s (BTr) auction committee on Tuesday rejected all bids for the 10-year Treasury bond due to undersubscription and demand for high yields. It offered the debt paper for...

Additional funding for maternity leaves needed

MANILA -- Social Security System (SSS) President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel Dooc is hoping that before the extended maternity leave bill is fully enacted, legislators will likewise allow the increase in...

Financing options for infra program being explored: Dominguez

BEIJING -- Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has welcomed a proposal by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to explore the possibility of local currency financing and a variable spread facility in...

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