Economy

NEDA official: Economic growth, investments reducing poverty

By Leslie Gatpolintan/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The decline in the number of poor Filipinos today is a testament to the country’s sustained economic growth, as investments continue to come in, creating...

Local markets rise ahead of FOMC meeting minutes, Holy Week

By Joann Villanueva/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Bargain hunting lifted Philippine shares to the 8,000-level Wednesday and the peso also improved to 51-level against the greenback ahead of the Holy Week break. The...

France pushes sustainable urban dev’t in PH

By Christine Cudis/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- As the Philippine economy starts to climb and more infrastructure are on the way, the French embassy in the country has initiated a series of...

Local stocks higher, peso sideways as trading week begins

By Joann Villanueva/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) ended Monday with gains, reportedly inspired by reports of the improvement of non-farm payrolls in the US last March,...

Solons laud easing of PH inflation

by Jose Cielito Reganit/PNA MANILA -- Two lawmakers at the House of Representatives on Friday welcomed the continuing downward trend of inflation rate in the country, which marked its fifth consecutive month of slowdown...

Palace confident of inflation to continuously go down

by EJ Roque/PNA MANILA - Malacañang on Friday expressed confidence that inflation rate will continue to go down for the rest of the year after recent March 2019 figures showed the country registering its...

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