Economy

PH integrates economic growth, sustainable dev’t – NEDA

MANILA -- The government is integrating efforts to ensure sustainable path to the country’s development plan and long-term vision to make growth more inclusive. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said poverty and inequality...

PH still among fastest-growing economies in East Asia

MANILA -- The Philippines will continue to be one of the fastest-growing economies in East Asia and the Pacific in the next two years despite political noise, World Bank’s latest estimates...

PSEi up anew, peso stays firm vs USD

MANILA --- The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) registered an uptick of 0.69 percent, or 56.65 points, to 8,312.93 points, which a trader pointed to profit taking. The broader All Shares followed...

Economic managers lead PHL Economic Briefing in Shanghai

The economic managers of the Duterte cabinet headlined the Philippine Economic Briefing in Shanghai, China on September 29 in a bid to win over investors and share the rosy prospects of...

PHL, China cite need to prioritize 8 projects for speedy implementation

BEIJING—Philippine and Chinese officials cited Wednesday the efforts by the two countries to further streamline and expedite the approval process on the first “basket” of infrastructure projects, which initially prioritizes eight...

Dominguez assures prospective investors gov’t moving to ease foreign ownership limits

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has assured Japanese businesspersons that the move to relax foreign ownership restrictions in certain industries via amendments to the Constitution might commence next year in fulfillment...

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