Economy

PH Asia’s next success story: Diokno

PNA MANILA -- Budget and Management Secretary Benjamin Diokno told the foreign business community that they are in the right place at the right time because the country is poised to keep its...

Economic fundamentals to boost stock market: COL Financial

By Leslie Gatpolintan/PNA MANILA -- Leading online stock broker COL Financial is looking forward to the local stock market's recovery this year, as economic fundamentals and continued inflow of foreign funds are...

Standard Chartered Bank economist eyes 6.4% GDP growth

By Joann Villanueva/PNA MANILA -- A Standard Chartered Bank economist expects more mileage from the Philippine economy in 2019, with a print of 6.4 percent from last year’s 6.2 percent, through the...

Peso recovers; local shares move sideways

By Joann Villanueva/PNA MANILA -- The Philippine peso regained its footing against the greenback Tuesday, while the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) moved sideways with a downward bias, reportedly weighed down by...

Faster economic growth seen in 2nd semester

By Kris Crismundo/PNA MANILA -- The country’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to accelerate in the second half of the year, ING Bank Country Head Hans Sicat said. In a briefing by...

Local stocks go sideways, peso dips

By Joann Villanueva/PNA MANILA -- Philippine equities managed a miniscule growth during the week’s first trading day amid volatilities but the peso weakened against the US dollar on reports that China’s industrial...

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