Moody’s keeps Philippines grade but flags risks
By Melissa Luz T. Lopez, Senior Reporter
MOODY’s Investors Service kept its rating on the Philippines yesterday, even as it flagged local political developments and...
Corporate bond demand seen healthy despite government shift in infrastructure financing
By Krista A. M. Montealegre, National Correspondent
APPETITE for corporate bonds will likely be sustained even if the government takes on more debt to fund its...
Government to borrow P889.7 billion next year
By Melissa Luz T. Lopez, Senior Reporter
THE GOVERNMENT plans to borrow over a fifth more in 2018 — with bulk of loans to be...
Casinos soon under dirty-money watch
CASINOS across the country will soon be covered by the anti-money laundering law after both chambers of Congress approved the measure concerned on third...
Bangko Sentral unfazed by Fed tightening into 2018
By Wilfredo G. Reyes
Managing Editor
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN -- The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), whose Monetary Board will meet for the third time this...
Airports to toll roads top picks amid boom in infrastructure
MANILA’S Metro Pacific Investments Corp., Indonesia’s PT Krakatau Steel and Airports of Thailand Pcl. are among the top investor picks as Southeast Asian governments...
In all humility
As a national pastime, putting down our country beyond the bounds of humility has become all too common. Is it an inferiority complex that...
Another round of high FiT due to expensive wind-solar power
Cheaper electricity and stable energy supply are among the important components to have fast and sustainable economic growth.
On Jan. 17, the Philippine Electricity Market...