July sees more jobless Filipinos

By Christine J. S. Castañeda Researcher UNEMPLOYMENT worsened in July, even as the same month saw a marked reduction in the ranks of those wanting more...

Factory output slips for 1st time in 2 years

By Lourdes O. Pilar Researcher FACTORY OUTPUT contracted in July, snapping 24 straight months of growth, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported yesterday. In its latest Monthly...

June’s FDI surge fails to lift 1st half flows

By Melissa Luz T. Lopez Senior Reporter NET foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to the Philippines nearly tripled in June as firms abroad reinvested earnings and...

Companies bullish on business and economy

TOP BUSINESSMEN remain confident about their companies’ prospects in a fast-growing economy, according to results of a survey conducted by Isla Lipana & Co./PwC...

Malaysian debt rater upgrades Philippines’ credit outlook

A MALAYSIAN debt watcher has upgraded the Philippines’ credit outlook to “positive” from “stable” in the face of strong economic growth, rising foreign investment...

Central bank considering new tenors for term deposit facility

THE CENTRAL BANK is studying possible tweaks to its term deposit facility (TDF) auctions that may include new tenors, with the adjustments expected to...

Moody’s: factory growth slowed in July

FACTORY OUTPUT likely kept growing in July, though at a milder pace, on the back of demand for capital goods and food products, Moody’s...

Public infrastructure spending sustains double-digit pace of increase

GOVERNMENT disbursements on infrastructure and other capital outlays surged by a fourth as the third quarter began, marking the third straight month of double-digit...

Credit investors scour the world for niche opportunities

SAN FRANCISCO -- The hunt for yield in the credit markets has led large investors to companies in Indonesia, financing the Brazilian soybean trade...

Consumer confidence slips amid continuing crisis in Marawi

By Melissa Luz T. Lopez, Senior Reporter FILIPINOS grew less optimistic in the third quarter amid increasing concern on the unresolved conflict in Marawi City,...

Gov’t to roll out repurchase market by end-2017

By Melissa Luz T. Lopez, Senior Reporter THE government is looking to establish a repurchase market within the year, as part of plans to develop...

Gov’t to ease foreign cap in construction

THE GOVERNMENT is looking to allow foreign contractors to take on public construction projects under a more liberal Foreign Investment Negative List (FINL) in...