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. Consider...

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...