EXPORTERS lack the knowledge to tap trade agreements and face a higher cost of doing business in the Philippines, rendering their products uncompetitive relative to other countries’ exports, a business group said.

THE WIDELY expected monetary policy easing from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) next year will likely spur economic activity especially if inflation is kept in check.

THE PHILIPPINE stock market is expected to improve in 2024 amid more opportunities for capital raising and growth, according to industry players and analysts. 

PHILIPPINE MICRO, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) demonstrate resilience in addressing economic uncertainties through swift digital adoption, leveraging platforms such as e-commerce and social media, according to industry experts.

AS THE PHILIPPINES steps into 2024, a swift enactment of amendments to the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act is highly anticipated by business groups to attract a surge in foreign investments.

CINEMAS and other places of entertainment are hopeful as they aim for resilience amid economic risks. Since reopening in 2021 after the pandemic-induced lockdowns, movie theaters are attracting more audience members through upgraded facilities and an increased variety of film choices.

THE YEAR 2023 was the first year since the lockdowns of 2020 when businesses in the Philippines were free from pandemic-related restrictions. These included limited operating hours, limited occupancy, and, for some businesses deemed nonessential in the very early days of the pandemic, closure.

IT HAD been, for a time, a mission aborted for a coalition of civic groups that sought to deliver food and other supplies to Filipino fishermen and other civilians in Philippine-occupied features in the South China Sea. 

“We should grow up. First of all, it’s time to realize and accept the fact that heightened uncertainty and instability are here to stay.”

THE coronavirus pandemic exposed the world to unprecedented risks, affecting the agricultural sector and food security and prompting governments to impose protectionist policies.

THE government will need to create a more enabling environment for investments to support the infrastructure sector’s post-pandemic recovery, analysts said.

WHEN I started in real estate about 28 years ago, the battle cry then was “Location, location, location.”