Economy

TRAIN2 creating investment uncertainties: PEZA execs

MANILA -- The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) will insist that certain tax perks made available to investors remain, even as proponents of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion's (TRAIN) Package...

Peso, local shares retreat following US air strikes on Syria

MANILA -- US air stikes against the Syrian regime upped investors’ risk-off sentiment causing both the Philippine peso and the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) to retreat for the second day in...

“Build, Build, Build”: the solid backbone for growth—President Duterte

President Rodrigo Duterte underscored the importance of the government’s “Build, Build, Build” program during his speech at the opening ceremonies of the Boao Forum for Asia held in Hainan, China on...

BMI Research expects above 6% growth for PH economy in 2018-19

MANILA -- BMI Research continues to see better than six percent annual growth for the Philippine economy on the back of positive demographics and the government’s massive infrastructure program. In a study,...

ING economist ups GDP growth forecasts for PH

MANILA -- An economist of ING Bank Manila revised his growth projection upwards for the Philippine economy both for the first quarter of 2018 and the full year on back of...

Budget chief eyes 7% Q1 GDP growth

MANILA -- Budget and Management Secretary Benjamin Diokno is optimistic for a seven percent growth of the Philippine economy in the first quarter of 2018, which falls within the lower end of...

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