Economy

ADB pushes for further private sector role on transport infra

MANILA -- Countries in the Asia Pacific region should craft policies that enable the growth of private sector participation on transport infrastructure projects, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said. ADB President Takehiko Nakao...

NFA services continue even as head quits post

MANILA -- The National Food Authority (NFA) management assures the public that the delivery of its services will continue even as administrator Jason Aquino has requested to be relieved from his post. In...

PCCI execs unfazed by 6.4% inflation

MANILA -- Top officers of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) are taking the 6.4 percent August inflation rate in stride, even as they called on economic managers to apply...

Economic intervention needed to cushion Bicol inflation: Salceda

LEGAZPI CITY -- Albay Rep. Joey Salceda on Tuesday called for an immediate economic intervention to mitigate the effects of soaring inflation in the Bicol region. Salceda said the 9-percent inflation rate that...

Trade concerns continue to weigh down local markets

MANILA -- Trade tensions overseas weighed down both the local bourse and the peso on Monday, with US President Donald Trump's threat to slap Chinese products additional tariff on top of the...

Measures to curb inflation underway: Lambino

MANILA – An official of the Department of Finance (DOF) allayed fears surrounding the country's elevated inflation rate, citing recently approved measures aimed at addressing supply constraints. DOF Assistant Secretary Tony Lambino, during...

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