THE Manila-based multilateral development bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), is keen to extend more support to the country’s telecom tower sector to address the infrastructure gap.

BEFORE fulfilling its dream of reaching Upper Middle Income Country (UMIC) status, the Philippines must first significantly bring down poverty, according to the French Development Agency (AFD).

MANUFACTURER prices overall contracted in January but those of beverages and food continued to increase, according to the latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

DEATHS caused by respiratory diseases and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) illness increased in the January to September period of 2023, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

The Philippines has remained on the grey list of the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF), according to the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC).

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) aims to double the number of Cash Deposit Machines (CoDMs) within the year to bring this service to Filipinos living outside of the Greater Manila Area (GMA).

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will employ a traffic light system in determining if certain financing activities are considered sustainable.

THE Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Board approved the regular conduct of the National Migration Survey (NMS) and the simultaneous undertaking of the Census of Population (POPCEN) and Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) this year.

FILIPINOS whose homes were damaged by disasters can claim a one-time emergency shelter support from the national government, according to the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD).

VICTIMS of calamities availing themselves of governmenthousing programs, small investors and certain cooperatives areamong those who could be adversely affected by the proposed amendments to the proposed Passive Income and Financial Intermediary Taxat...

THE recent slowdown in inflation nationwide could prompt monetary authorities to maintain key interest rates this week, according to Moody’s Analytics.

THE Philippines could accelerate its economic growth by sustaining improvements in investment growth, educational outcomes, life expectancy and female labor force participation in the next 10 years, according to the World Bank (WB).

THE restrictive provisions of the 1987 Constitution have stymied the country’s economic development for decades, according to a former socioeconomic planning secretary.

MORE Filipinos are expected to avail themselves of loans this year as the Philippine economy continues to improve, according to an executive of the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI).

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) disclosed that it may have reached its 50-percent digital payments target last year.

MONEY transfers made through InstaPay amounted to P5 trillion covering almost a billion transactions in 2023, according to its operator BancNet Inc.

DESPITE its strong performance in 2023, Asia United Bank (AUB) said risks on the horizon such as elevated interest rates would require it to remain agile this year.

GLOBAL headwinds and sluggish demand from China will weigh on the performance of the manufacturing sector, according to Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global Market Research.

THE Marcos Jr. administration aims to increase the country’s spending for Research and Development (R&D) to 0.4 percent of GDP this year.

Shoppers in public markets nationwide could soon enjoy free Wi-Fi connection to enable them to pay using their e-wallets, according to the Philippine Development Report (PDR).

DOMESTIC claims of the other financial corporations (OFC) slowed to 2.4 percent in the third quarter of 2023, revealed the preliminary results of the OFC survey of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). OFCs include various financial entities such as ...

THE country missed its merchandise trade goals last year as data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed both exports and imports contracted between January and December 2023.

Attractive financing terms and rising consumption are expected to boost household demand for housing loans in the first three months of the year, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), in an open letter to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. Friday, stressed the importance of non-monetary measures to address inflation this year.

THE country’s budget deficit target could be attained by 2028 if the government removes billions of pesos worth of rice subsidies that “accomplish little” in improving production and nutrition, according to the Philippine Institute for Development Stu...

REDUCING the deficit and making the country less dependent on debt can only become a reality if crucial legislative reforms are undertaken, according to the Department of Finance (DOF).

CHARTER change will not solve the country’s problems in terms of attracting the investments it needs to boost economic growth, according to a local economist and Ibon Foundation Inc.

THE country’s recent employment gains may have allowed the Philippine economy to grow above 6 percent in the last quarter of 2023, according to a local economist.

WITH price levels still prohibitive for the poorest Filipinos, Global Source Partners said it is not surprising that inflation remains the “topmost problem” in the Philippines.

THE passage of key tax reforms and harnessing local government units (LGUs) as engines of growth are among the factors that will sustain the country’s recent economic gains, according to the country’s Finance Secretary.

MORE Filipinos would be encouraged to pay their taxes with the recent signing of the Ease of Paying Taxes (EOPT) Act, according to the Department of Finance (DOF).

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing for more infrastructure projects for the farm sector in the medium term.

THE national government raised more than its initial program during the auction of Treasury Bills (T-bills) on Monday, according to the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr).

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Bankers Institute of the Philippines (Baiphil) are set to conduct a series of joint activities such as building capacity and promoting their advocacies.

THE country’s dollar reserves reached over $100 billion by the end of 2023, according to the latest data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

THE country’s meat imports posted a double-digit decline in the January to November 2023 period, according to data released by the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI).

MALACAÑANG’S decision to create the Office of the Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs (OSAPIEA) could improve the country’s chances of attaining the Philippine Development Plan (PDP).

REMOVING economic restrictions in the Constitution could allow the country to take advantage of economic opportunities in the next few years, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda).