Tag: infogragphics

PHILIPPINE economic growth will likely slow up to this year, according to latest estimates by a macroeconomic surveillance organization for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Plus 3 economies and HSBC Private Bank.

HUGE LOAN EXPOSURES to troubled Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines (HHIC-Phil) could pull down credit ratings for the five Philippine banks concerned as...

VEHICLE SALES in 2018 dropped for the first time in seven years as the industry reeled amid imposition of higher automobile taxes starting January...

INFLATION likely eased further in December as fuel and food costs continued to ease, analysts said in a BusinessWorld poll, even as some flagged that a spike in demand during Christmas may have buoyed prices.

THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT’s fiscal deficit grew more than fourfold in November as expenditure growth continued to outpace revenue increase, driving the year-to-date gap closer...

THE PHILIPPINES can be expected to close in on the top 10% of the world’s major economies in the next 15 years, partly as improved infrastructure spurs overall economic growth, according to a London-based consultancy.

IMPROVED BILATERAL relations between the Philippines and China will boost the construction industry, according to the Fitch Group’s research arm, as it raised its...

MONEY sent home by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) grew by its fastest clip in six months in October, according to data the Bangko Sentral...

INFLATION eased for the first time this year in November to post the slowest rate in four months, helped by milder increases in food prices, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Wednesday.

FACTORY ACTIVITY in the Philippines improved for the fourth straight month in November, marking the best performance in 11 months as production grew at...

INFLATION is widely expected to have slowed in November from a nine-year peak, as oil prices plunged and as food supply improved, analysts said...

THE PHILIPPINES’ ability to develop, attract and retain highly skilled professionals worsened in 2018 due to a persistent job-skills mismatch despite increasing investments in education, according to the annual survey of Switzerland-based business school International Institute for Management Development’s (IMD) research arm.

REMITTANCES logged a one-year low in September despite posting a modest increase, the central bank reported yesterday, which led to tempered consumer spending during the period.

MANDALUYONG CITY’S locally-generated revenue — a measure of its fiscal independence — declined 25.25% in 2017 to P3.90 billion, the sharpest fall among the...