Senate targets Oct. OK of 2018 budget
THE SENATE is moving to approve the proposed P3.767-trillion 2018 national budget before Congress adjourns in mid-October for a month-long break, the head of...
Jollibee said eyeing bid for United Kingdom’s Pret A Manger
HONG KONG -- Jollibee Foods Corp., popular in the Philippines for its sweet-style spaghetti and fried chicken, is exploring a bid for Britain’s Pret...
India set to replace China as Asia’s growth engine
SYDNEY -- India is poised to emerge as an economic superpower, driven in part by its young population, while China and the Asian Tigers...
The homegrown smartphone
The Entrepreneur Of The Year Philippines 2017 has concluded its search for the country’s most inspiring entrepreneurs. Entrepreneur Of The Year Philippines is a...
Bourse notches straight fresh peak
By Arra B. Francia
Reporter
THE PHILIPPINE Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rocketed to another record high on Monday, stopping less than six points short of the...
Philippines tops Asia on financial inclusion list
THE PHILIPPINES remains Asia’s leader in financial inclusion due to policies supportive of wider banking access, the Brookings Institution said in a report, even...
Inspiring innovation: The Entrepreneur Of The Year Philippines 2017
The Entrepreneur Of The Year Philippines 2017 has concluded its search for the country’s most successful, inspiring entrepreneurs. Entrepreneur Of The Year Philippines is...
BSP to maintain rates — economists
By Melissa Luz T. Lopez
Senior Reporter
THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) is widely expected to keep policy rates unchanged at its meeting this week,...
DoF defers submission of 2nd tax reform package
THE DEPARTMENT of Finance (DoF) will defer submission to Congress of the second of up to five tax reform packages, as it focuses all...
NEDA wants agencies to start consultations on opening up sectors
AS THE GOVERNMENT readies a Foreign Investment Negative List (FINL) that will open more economic activities and sectors to foreign participation, the National Economic...
NoKor now like ‘boy who cried wolf’ for markets
TOKYO -- Traders are getting less excited by North Korean provocations, judging by the diminished reactions in financial markets to the dictatorship’s weapons tests.
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FDI pledges more than halved in second quarter
COMMITTED foreign direct investments (FDI) dropped by more than a half annually in the three months to June, marking the fourth straight quarter of...