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THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has signed an agreement with a business group backed by Russian and Swiss investors to set up a banana plantation in Camp Abubakar, the main base of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Mindanao.

When Mark Jasson C. Ilao was younger, he delighted in teaching. Whether it’s with his friends and acquaintances from back when he was earning...

Cryptocurrencies dropped sharply for the second time in less than 24 hours, sinking toward a nine-month low amid concern that broader adoption of digital...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned the public against investing in Almasai Finance and Investment and EMMRJ Lending Investors Corp. or EMMRJ...

Are stock investors haunted by the Ghost Month? The Hungry Ghost Month is the seventh month in the Chinese lunar calendar. During this time, the...

The Department of Trade and Industry is encouraging Japan's manufacturers to invest in the Philippines, citing the country's growth in the sector. “The Philippines is...

The sell-off in emerging markets is prompting some global money managers to hunt for bargains in Asian bonds and currencies. The rout set off by...

Bitcoin’s rebound continued Tuesday as the largest cryptocurrency climbed past the $8,000 level for the first time in two months, leading a revival among...

Cryptocurrencies extended their rebound on Wednesday, July 18, as Bitcoin traded above $7,500 for the first time in a month, shrugging off security and...

With the Federal Reserve still boosting interest rates and President Donald Trump still raising tariff threats, the bottom for emerging markets remains some way...

Bitcoin headed for its biggest increase in two weeks on Monday amid a steady drip of news reports suggesting some of the biggest names...

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia, Associate Editor Sovereign green bond issuance is seen to pick up pace, as governments promote sustainable policy agendas and encourage...

Shares barely moved on Monday, July 9, as the higher inflation recorded last June and the projected interest rate hike in August put a...

THE BOARD of Investments (BoI) approved nearly a fifth more committed investments in the five months to May from a year ago, with foreign pledges alone growing by close to a third in value terms in the same period, the agency said in a press release on Thursday.

Commodity bull Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has poured cold water on the notion that a trade war between the U.S. and China represents a...

Investors in Asian dollar bonds, who just suffered the biggest first-half loss in five years, see little chance of a recovery any time soon. Cash-starved...

Bitcoin’s meteoric rise last year had many observers calling it one of the biggest speculative manias in history. The cryptocurrency’s 2018 crash may help...

A BUSINESS CHAMBER urged the government agencies to provide incentives for private sector investment in training students to work in certain industries.

By day, Paul Angus is an engineer. But by night, he’s Cryptonomatron: a producer of hot takes on the latest initial coin offerings who...

The global economy is showing the first signs of damage as a brewing trade war rattles financial markets and hurts corporate confidence. The escalating actions...

THE SENATE is set to review foreign investment law by the third week of July ahead of possible amendments to Republic Act 7042, or the Foreign Investments Act of 1991.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a warning to the public against investing in Paysmart Limited Philippines, a company which claims to...

By Lourdes O. Pilar, Researcher In the first quarter of 2018, foreign investors committed P14.21 billion for capital investments in the Philippines. Pledges by Japanese...

Asian investors were on course to end a tumultuous week with more losses on Friday as the prospect of a debilitating global trade war...

KUALA LUMPUR -- Business confidence among Asian companies slipped for the first time in three quarters, on mounting worries that US President Donald Trump’s protectionist policies would trigger tit-for-tat reprisals and undermine the global trading system.

TOP JAPANESE banks have expressed their interest in participating in the Philippines’ return to the yen debt market following a meeting with the Finance department in Tokyo.

Cryptocurrencies dropped after the second South Korean exchange in as many weeks said it was hacked, renewing concerns about the safety of digital-asset trading...

A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real money, as one American politician once said. Now that the U.S.-China...

A PHILIPPINE government team will head for Japan this week to present investment opportunities in the country, setting the tone for a planned “samurai” bond sale, the Department of Finance (DoF) said in a statement over the weekend.

Bitcoin extended losses, bringing its four-session slide to as much as 20%, as questions mount about whether the world’s biggest cryptocurrency was manipulated during...

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has directed involved agencies to fast-track the terms of the new Ease of Doing Business Law of...

APPROVED foreign investment pledges fell to their lowest level in nearly eight years last quarter in the face of external developments and uncertainties due to planned changes to the corporate income tax and incentives schemes.

Selected startups will receive an all-expense-paid trip to China!

By Arjay L. Balinbin, Reporter The British Chamber of Commerce Philippines (BCCP) on Wednesday, June 6, said it is set to meet with local businessmen...

By Arjay L. Balinbin, Reporter The European Union (EU) business community in the Philippines on Tuesday, May 29, vowed that they will “continue to strongly...

THE PHILIPPINE Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) wants to broaden the level of transparency in the government’s foreign investment negative list to aid prospective foreign investors in making more informed decisions.

Singapore warned eight cryptocurrency exchanges about their activities in the city-state as regulators around the world step up scrutiny of digital-asset trading. The platforms, which...

The selloff sweeping the Indonesian market is turning into a spoiler for the local bourse’s goal of listing the most new companies in two...

As the Pentagon struggles to recruit a more tech-savvy workforce, it’s facing the confusion of many an old-timer: What to make of people who...

Foreign direct investments (FDI) posted $573 million net inflows in February this year, rising by 46.4% compared to the same period a year ago,...

Complacency’s out, caution’s in. Over the past two-and-a-half years, the rally in emerging markets seemed virtually unstoppable. Money managers brushed aside political and economic risks...

BDO Unibank, Inc. increased the offering of its long-term negotiable certificates of deposit (LTNCD) as it saw strong demand from investors. In a disclosure to...

SWEDISH FIRMS met with the Department of Finance (DoF) offering their engineering solutions for the Duterte administration's infrastructure build-up. Swedish Ambassador to the Philippines Harald...

The Philippine National Bank (PNB) has raised $300 million worth of medium-term notes amid overwhelming demand from offshore investors, it said in a disclosure...

Japan’s emergence as a global center for cryptocurrencies didn’t start with open-minded lawmakers or prescient investments by the country’s financial giants. Instead, it began...