Economy

DPWH opens additional 2 lanes along Quezon Avenue

The P62 million widening and drainage improvement project along the west bound of Quezon Avenue from Elliptical Road to Agham Road in Quezon City has been completed by the Department of...

October inflation forecast at 3.5%

MANILA -- Inflation rate for October 2017 is seen to further increase to 3.5 percent from the five-month high 3.4 percent rate in September. IHS Markit Asia Pacific Chief Economist Rajiv Biswas said...

NEDA: Gov’t pushing for ‘single window’ to ease doing business in PH

MANILA—The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) on Thursday cited the government’s efforts to fast-track reforms to further enhance the ease of doing business in the country. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M....

PSEi, peso up after two-day trading break

MANILA - - Both the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) and the peso finished Thursday better after a two-day trading suspension in line with the All Saints’ Day holiday. PSEi rose for...

PH production PMI strengthens in start of Q3

MANILA -- Anticipating increase in demand for the last quarter of the year, the country’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) regained its strength in October after two months of almost flat growth. IHS...

Dominguez, Jack Ma discuss ways to power MSMEs through e-commerce

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and Jack Ma recently discussed ways on how to empower micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Philippines through affordable electronic commerce innovations pioneered by...

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