Debt mart reforms to support dev’t push

PLANNED REFORMS designed to deepen the local debt market will support ambitious infrastructure spending targets of the current administration by providing fresh sources of...

The fruits of his labor

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...

S&P cites banks as infrastructure support

By Melissa Luz T. Lopez Senior Reporter PHILIPPINE banks are well-positioned to support lending for the government’s big-ticket infrastructure projects, an analyst at S&P Global Ratings...

BSP exec sees stable inflation until yearend

INFLATION will likely remain below four percent in 2017’s remaining months, a senior central bank official said, noting that prices are unlikely to see...

Creating concrete solutions

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...

Budget balance swings to surplus in August

By Melissa Luz T. Lopez, Senior Reporter THE country’s budget balance swung to a surplus in August, clipping three straight months of deficit on the...

DoF hopeful tax reform signed into law by Dec.

THE Department of Finance (DoF) wants the tax reform bill signed by President Rodrigo R. Duterte by mid-December, with roughly two months left for...

BSP maintains policy, inflation forecasts

By Melissa Luz T. Lopez Senior Reporter THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) yesterday kept borrowing rates unchanged in the face of manageable inflation and robust...

ODA loan use better in first half

THE GOVERNMENT improved its use of official development assistance (ODA) loans last semester from a year ago, according to the National Economic and Development...

Building on relationships

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...

Investor confidence intact — S&P

By Melissa Luz T. Lopez Senior Reporter INVESTOR CONFIDENCE remains fairly intact more than a year into the administration of President Rodrigo R. Duterte, as policy...

August marks 4th straight month of BoP deficit

THE COUNTRY’S external payments position logged a deficit in August for the fourth straight month -- though it was the smallest in that period,...