THE Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has adjusted downward its economic growth forecast for the Philippines this year and in 2019, though the economy is still expected to sustain its “good performance” over the next five years.

WITH THE EXPECTED rollout of fifth-generation wireless (5G) networks as early as next year, senior executives in the Philippines surveyed by MIT Technology Review said they expect the technology to boost several industries in the country, led by financial services, manufacturing and retail sectors.

THE CENTRAL BANK could still raise interest rates on Thursday, according to half of analysts asked by BusinessWorld last week, although others expect monetary...

THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY grew at its slowest pace in three years last quarter, weighed down by tempered household spending amid high inflation and farm...

THE CONTINUING surge of merchandise imports and drop in products sold abroad pushed the country’s trade in goods deficit further towards the $4-billion mark in September, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Wednesday on the eve of its third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) report.

INFLATION steadied at the fastest pace in more than nine years in October as the cost of food, transport, and utilities remained high, although authorities said  overall price increases may have begun to lose steam. 

FACTORY ACTIVITY in the Philippines saw the biggest improvement in 10 months in October, keeping the country in the lead in Southeast Asia, according...

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT growth likely picked up a bit last quarter compared to the three months to June despite faster inflation, which could have...

THE PHILIPPINES will remain a compelling case for miners at least until the end of President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s term in 2022 despite an increasingly trying regulatory environment, according to Fitch Solution’s Philippines Mining Report.