National government fiscal performance (November 2018)
THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT’s fiscal deficit grew more than fourfold in November as expenditure growth continued to outpace revenue increase, driving the year-to-date gap closer...
World economic league ranking of select Asian economies
THE PHILIPPINES can be expected to close in on the top 10% of the world’s major economies in the next 15 years, partly as improved infrastructure spurs overall economic growth, according to a London-based consultancy.
Which countries are home to companies involved in Philippine road and railway development?
IMPROVED BILATERAL relations between the Philippines and China will boost the construction industry, according to the Fitch Group’s research arm, as it raised its...
The Global Gender Gap Index 2018
THE PHILIPPINES edged up in the world’s top 10 and took the helm in East Asia and the Pacific in an annual report that...
Overseas Filipinos’ cash remittances (October 2018)
MONEY sent home by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) grew by its fastest clip in six months in October, according to data the Bangko Sentral...
Inflation rate outlook of select Asian economies
THE ASIAN Development Bank (ADB) has retained economic growth estimates for the Philippines that made the country one of Asia’s best performers, but at the same time upped its projected inflation rate this year to one of the region’s fastest.
Philippine Trade Year-On-Year Performance
THE COUNTRY’s trade balance posted a fresh record-high shortfall in October as growth of imports continued to outpace that of exports, the government reported...
State of the Philippine office market: 2018-2023
THE Philippine business process outsourcing (BPO) industry is headed toward a resurgence in 2019, as the rise in wages in the United States coupled by the weaker peso are encouraging multinational firms to move back to the country.