THE PHILIPPINES placed fifth among the nine economies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) covered by the Global Competitiveness Report 2018-2019, which measures a country’s standing using a set of criteria that determine level of productivity, and 56^th globally among 140 economies on the list. 

CASH remittances slipped in August from a year ago due to lower inflows from the Middle East, the central bank said on Monday, which...

THE COUNTRY’s merchandise trade deficit lingered above the $3-billion mark for the fifth straight month this year in August as a pickup in export growth that month failed to offset a slower increase in imports, according to data the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Wednesday.

INFLATION can now go either way towards yearend after September logged a fresh nine-year high, economists said in separate assessments last weekend.