Business expectations survey
BUSINESSES turned more optimistic in the last three months of the year amid expectations of increased purchases for Christmas and improving global conditions that...
National government fiscal performance
THE NATIONAL government’s budget gap grew ninefold in October from a year ago as spending surged at its fastest clip in 11 months. Read...
Is the Philippines saving enough to finance its economic growth?
ECONOMIC EXPANSION last quarter beat market expectations, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Thursday, affirming the country’s place among Asia’s fastest-growing major economies...
World talent ranking 2017
SINGAPORE — The Philippines rose 10 notches in a global ranking of 63 economies based on how well they develop, attract and retain talent...
Gross domestic product quarterly performance
ECONOMIC EXPANSION last quarter beat market expectations, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Thursday, affirming the country’s place among Asia’s fastest-growing major economies...
Philippine agriculture performance
GROWTH of farm production eased last quarter from the preceding three months and a year ago as crops’ and livestock’s slower annual expansion and...
Overseas Filipinos’ cash remittances
MONEY SENT HOME by Filipinos abroad dropped in September to a five-month low as Saudi Arabia sent more overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) back home...
Real GDP performance of Southeast Asia, China and India
PHILIPPINE gross domestic product (GDP) growth should pick up slightly this semester from the first half’s 6.45% average on the back of strong domestic...