Economy

Japan tops ODA loans for H1 2017

MANILA – The Government of Japan remained the country’s top Official Development Assistance (ODA) development partner, in terms of loans, for the first half of 2017. Loans from Japan, administered through the...

TDF posts mixed rates movement

MANILA -- Banks submitted lower tenders for the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) Term Deposit Facility (TDF) Wednesday resulting in mixed movements of the facility's weighted average accepted yields. Data released by...

BOC busts P2-M smuggled glutinous rice

The Bureau of Customs busted on Wednesday a 20-footer container of glutinous rice estimated to be worth P2 million. Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña bared the contents of the container as glutinous rice...

PH to work with Thailand in 8 S&T areas

As a way of moving forward, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) of Thailand agreed to work together in eightareas. Said areas...

Palace touts upward trajectory of country’s economic growth

Malacañang on Tuesday, September 19, sees the economic growth of the Philippines to continue its upward trajectory. In a press briefing in Malacañan, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella welcomed the latest assessment of...

ING economist eyes USD450-M CA surplus for 2017

MANILA - - An economist of ING Bank Manila is optimistic that the Philippines will achieve a current account (CA) surplus in 2017 after an improvement was registered in the second...

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