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The country’s economic boom shows no signs of slowing down. Considered as one of the fastest-growing economies in the region, it exhibited an increase...

By Melissa Luz T. Lopez, Senior Reporter DAVAO CITY — The Philippines is on track to achieve at least seven percent growth this year, with...

BusinessWorld hosts Stock Market Roundtable 2018 By Bjorn Biel M. Beltran, Special Features Writer The Philippine economy is undergoing great changes. The Duterte administration has begun to...

THE Philippines’ infrastructure sector faces rising risks from implementation hurdles and political concerns, BMI Research said in a Jan. 24 note. The Fitch Group unit...

PHILIPPINE economic growth is expected to moderate until next year -- due largely to base effects from 2016’s election-related boost and a “deterioration of...

STANDARD CHARTERED Bank sees “steady” Philippine economic growth in 2018 on the back of an infrastructure development push, even as it expects state spending...

By Christine Joyce S. Castañeda Senior Researcher THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY expanded last quarter at a pace slightly slower than expected even as full-year growth fell within...

The Philippine economy posted 6.6% gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the fourth quarter, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported this morning. The October-December outcome...

By Elijah Joseph C. Tubayan Reporter TAX REFORM’s ability to deliver additional revenues that will fuel the government’s P8-trillion infrastructure development program until 2022 remains a...

THE PHILIPPINES is expected to have clocked gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the fourth quarter of 2017 that put the full-year pace well...

OVERALL ECONOMIC GROWTH can be expected to have picked up in the fourth quarter from a year ago, though expansion could have eased from...

THE WORLD BANK has raised its economic growth forecast for this year on the back of upbeat expansion in the second and third quarters. The...

Merchandise exports grew by 6.6% to $5.366 billion in October, bringing total exports on track to beat the official target, data from Philippine Statistics...

By Melissa Luz T. Lopez Senior Reporter THE PHILIPPINES bagged a credit rating upgrade from Fitch Ratings on the back of continued solid economic growth, supported...

THE UNITED NATIONS’ (UN) regional development arm has lowered its Philippine economic expansion forecasts for 2017 and 2018, even as the country will still...

CREDIT GROWTH in the Philippines may slow next year, an official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said, with such deceleration expected to allay...

By Melissa Luz T. Lopez, Senior Reporter THE Philippine economy will maintain an above-6% expansion in 2018 supported by “broad-based” growth drivers, a local think...

THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY in the second quarter grew at a faster pace than previously reported, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said a day before...

By Elijah Joseph C. Tubayan Reporter PHILIPPINE gross domestic product (GDP) growth should pick up slightly this semester from the first half’s 6.45% average on the...

By Lourdes O. Pilar Researcher ANALYSTS expect the country’s overall economic growth to have stayed above six percent last quarter on the back of strong domestic...

By Elijah Joseph C. Tubayan, Reporter, Jochebed B. Gonzales, Senior Researcher, and Minde Nyl R. dela Cruz THE GOVERNMENT on Friday released foreign investment, trade...

THE GOVERNMENT is confident the economy will sustain a 7% growth rate over the medium term, the Finance department said. “The 6.5% growth for the...

“POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY” in the Philippines could make investors think twice about placing bets here, in turn weighing on overall growth prospects, a London-based research...

THE PHILIPPINES was one of Asia’s “rising stars” in attracting foreign direct investments (FDI) last year and is among economies “expected to enjoy significantly...

ECONOMIC GROWTH likely at least sustained in the third quarter the pace clocked in the preceding three months, on the back of strong household...

By Melissa Luz T. Lopez Senior Reporter INVESTOR SENTIMENT remains favorable for the Philippines despite increased political noise, an official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

A PICKUP in global economic expansion should be “encouraging” for emerging markets like the Philippines, the central bank chief said in a recent speech,...

THE PHILIPPINES will likely remain a growth leader in Southeast Asia, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and regional think tank ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office...

By Elijah Joseph C. Tubayan Reporter THE GOVERNMENT is on track as it pushes tax reform and infrastructure development, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in...

By Elijah Joseph C. Tubayan Reporter FOREIGN BUSINESS chambers in the country yesterday set the tone for engagement with the over one-year-old government of President Rodrigo...

ECONOMIC GROWTH will likely pick up this semester as exports have so far maintained a double-digit pace of increase and as government starts more...

TOP BUSINESSMEN remain confident about their companies’ prospects in a fast-growing economy, according to results of a survey conducted by Isla Lipana & Co./PwC...

A MALAYSIAN debt watcher has upgraded the Philippines’ credit outlook to “positive” from “stable” in the face of strong economic growth, rising foreign investment...

THE PHILIPPINES will maintain a modest current account deficit that is unlikely to hit alarming levels, with the component trade gap expected to “correct”...

SMUGGLED GOODS worth as much as P900 billion entered the Philippines in a span of five years, a study by the University of Asia...

People living in a settlement walk about, as the skyline of Manila's financial district is seen in the background, on August 17, 2017. The Philippine...

By Maria Eloisa I. Calderon Editor-at-Large KUALA LUMPUR -- A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is visiting the Philippines this week for an annual...

By Dinna Louise C. Dayao What would happen if women truly held up half the sky? The world would be richer by $28 trillion in...

Philippine tourism became more fun in 2015, as its contribution to the economy breached a trillion pesos to hit its highest in the final...

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Below are the Asian Development Bank’s GDP growth projections for Southeast Asian countries. The Philippines is poised to expand faster than regional averages in...

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