Approved foreign investment pledges (Q3 2019)
COMMITTED foreign direct investments (FDI) approved by the government’s seven main investment promotion agencies (IPAs) grew more than fourfold to the biggest amount in...
PISA 2018 results
FILIPINO STUDENTS fared poorly in a survey that ranks 79 participating economies according to their performance in reading, science and math. Read the full...
Manufacturing purchasing managers’ index of select ASEAN economies, November (2019)
FACTORY ACTIVITY continued to improve in November, though by the smallest increment in five months as output and new orders bared weaker increases and employment “failed to improve,” IHS Markit reported on Monday.
Analysts’ November inflation rate estimates
NOVEMBER inflation -- which the government will report on Dec. 5 -- likely picked up on the back of fading base effects from last...
Top 1000 Corporations in the Philippines: Comparison of sectoral performance in 2018
PHILIPPINE COMPANIES continued to record double-digit earnings in 2018 despite last year’s challenges that included the almost runaway inflation that contributed to deceleration of...
Combined assets of the Philippines’ universal and commercial banks (U/KBs) reach P17.302 trillion in...
THE COUNTRY’s biggest banks were less profitable last quarter even as growth in assets and capacity to absorb risky assets improved. Read the full...
National government fiscal performance (October 2019)
STATE SPENDING increased for the fourth straight month in October, though by the smallest increment in that period, yielding a smaller budget deficit as...
Inflation for low-income households eases further in October (2019)
INFLATION, as experienced by low-income families, eased to its slowest pace in four years in October, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Thursday. Read...