Japan firms awaiting final form of CREATE MORE bill
FIVE Japanese firms are waiting on the passage of a bill that will amend the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act...
Port projects for landing farm goods under study
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is looking to tap private-sector partners to develop port facilities specialized in handling agricultural shipments.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco...
Peso slips as market awaits Fed rate cut
THE PESO inched down against the dollar on Wednesday due to stronger-than-expected August US retail sales data and ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s...
PSEi drops on profit taking as Fed rate cut looms
PHILIPPINE STOCKS closed lower Wednesday due to last-minute profit taking as the market awaited the US Federal Reserve’s policy decision.
The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange...
Visitor target maintained at 7.7M after falling behind pace in year to date
THE Department of Tourism (DoT) said it is sticking to its 7.7 million visitor-arrival target for 2024, noting that it seeking to offset the...
Vehicle sales up by 6.6% in August
PHILIPPINE automotive sales grew by an annual 6.6% in August, despite a decline in passenger car sales, according to an industry report.
Philippine credit rating upgrade possible if GDP grows faster than expected
THE PHILIPPINES’ credit rating may be upgraded if the economy grows faster than expected, S&P Global Ratings said.
BSP may cut RRR this year — Metrobank
THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) could reduce local banks’ reserve requirement ratio (RRR) to as low as 7% this year, Metropolitan Bank &...
Filipino youth worry about climate change, education — survey
AROUND 44% of young Filipinos expect future generations to be “worse off than today,” amid rising concern over climate change, education and lack of...
Peso extends climb on bets of big Fed cut
THE PESO strengthened to a fresh six-month high against the dollar on Tuesday amid growing bets of a 50-basis-point (bp) rate cut by the...
PHL stocks surge on strong data before Fed meet
PHILIPPINE STOCKS continued to rally on Tuesday amid strong economic data and growing expectations of an outsized rate cut by the US Federal Reserve...
DoF: Revenue from privatized NAIA eases pressure to tax
THE REMITTANCE of the P30-billion upfront payment by the proponent of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) modernization project represents the start of a...