Rules to implement EO facilitating permits of power ventures out soon
THE Department of Energy (DoE) will soon come out with the implementing guidelines of an executive order (EO) that fast-tracks the issuance of permits...
Coconut’s versatility encourages planting
KUALA LUMPUR -- Coconuts seem to be everywhere these days.
Whether as “water” in PepsiCo Inc.’s Naked drink range, as “milk” in Starbucks Corp.’s coffees,...
PHL factory growth slows but tops peers
IMPROVEMENT of factory activity in the Philippines slowed at the start of this quarter as growth of output, new orders and exports weakened, even...
Three faces of the Asian crisis: a regulator, an investor and a global financial...
By Maria Eloisa I. Calderon
Editor-At-Large
Analysis
KUALA LUMPUR/MANILA -- Corporate regulator Teresita J. Herbosa, Oakwood hotel heir Jacinto C. Ng, Jr., and the International Monetary Fund...
Philippine infrastructure open to foreign companies though risks weigh — BMI
FOREIGN FIRMS looking for good infrastructure deals will find the Philippines attractive, Fitch Group’s BMI Research said in a note, even as it flagged...
Open-pit mining ban stays for now
THE GOVERNMENT’s Environment chief said on Monday he would not lift a ban on open-pit mining imposed in April by his controversial predecessor, as...
Pernia: Q2 GDP growth likely better than 1st quarter but slower than a year...
By Elijah Joseph C. Tubayan
Reporter
SECOND-QUARTER gross domestic product (GDP) growth likely raced faster than the first three months’ pace on the back of continued...
June money supply growth fastest in a year
MORE MONEY circulated in the economy in June -- fueled by rising bank lending -- to post the fastest climb in a year, the...
New forex rules eyed vs black mart lure
THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) is looking to ease rules on foreign currency trading anew to encourage transactions through formal channels and away...
Price hikes expected to have picked up in July
By Melissa Luz T. Lopez
Senior Reporter
INFLATION likely picked up slightly in July on the back of higher prices of food, electricity, and fuel, analysts...
Forget casinos, Singapore’s Indian tourists are cruising
SINGAPORE -- When Indian architect Rahul Maini and his parents embarked on their first trip abroad in May, Singapore was their destination of choice.
But...
Metro Manila water bills rising next month
METRO MANILA’s two water concessionaires will raise tariffs on Aug. 13, after they were granted an increase in the amount they are allowed to...