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FDI net inflows decline in May to $429 million

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 03:20 PM

The Philippines booked $429 million in net inflows of foreign direct investments (FDI) in May, down 25.4 percent compared to the same month last year. Read more »

Foreign direct investment at $509 million in December, full year down to $6.5 billion: BSP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 11:09 AM

The Philippines booked a lower foreign direct investment inflows in December 2020, pushing the full year total to contract by 24.6 percent, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said. Read more »

PH hit P1T in investment pledges in 2020 despite pandemic, targets P1.25T in 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 02 09:25 PM

The Philippines posted P1.02 trillion of approved investments last year despite the impacts of the pandemic, the Board of Investments (BOI) said Tuesday. Read more »

Retired SC justices, constitutionalists warn vs allowing Cha-cha amid pandemic

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 10:30 PM

Retired Supreme Court justices and some constitutionalists on Wednesday cautioned the senators and the public against the possibility of political amendments being inserted in the 1987 Constitution should amending the charter be pursued.  Read more »

Drilon: Liberalizing economic provisions in Constitution possible without Cha-cha

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 06:13 PM

MANILA — Sen. Franklin Drilon on Wednesday said it is possible to liberalize the economy from restrictive economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution without amending it, as some lawmakers pushed for charter change due to mounting economic and health concerns because of the pandemic.  Read more »

China was largest recipient of FDI in 2020 - report

Reuters
Posted at Jan 25 07:53 AM

China was the largest recipient of foreign direct investment in 2020 as the coronavirus outbreak spread across the world during the course of the year, with the Chinese economy having brought in $163 billion in inflows. Read more »

China likely to benefit from Charter amendments, says '87 Constitution framer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 01:15 PM

China will most likely benefit if the Philippines opens its doors to foreign direct investment by liberalizing the Charter's economic provisions, one of the framers of the 1987 Constitution said Monday. Read more »

Philippine economy 2020: How it started vs how it's going

Warren de Guzman and Edson Guido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 21 04:51 PM

The year 2020 was supposed to bring in nearly $9 billion in net foreign direct investment inflows, a near 10 percent growth in tourism income, and the steady, ever-so-reliable dollar income stream of overseas Filipino remittances and business process outsourcing. Trade was also seen continuing at a deficit, as the Philippines imported more to feed its growing appetite for infrastructure and foreign goods and services. Read more »

ANALYSIS: FDI and remittance flows into the Philippines are drying up

Warren de Guzman and Edson Guido, ABS-CBN Data Analytics
Updated as of Jul 22 07:09 PM

Foreign direct investment inflows into the Philippines are drying up at a fast pace, as remittances from overseas Filipinos also decline. Can we still expect a quick and robust economic recovery? Read more »

Pandemic shrinks inflows of foreign direct investments in April

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 22 01:52 PM

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said Wednesday net inflows from foreign direct investments shrank in April as investors put their plans on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Philippines needs policy clarity to lure foreign funds: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 22 10:12 AM

The Philippines needs "more clarity" in policies to lure foreign investors, more importantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, a Fitch Solutions analyst said Monday.  Read more »

PH foreign direct investment inflows slow down in May

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 11:51 PM

Foreign direct investment inflows slow down in May.  Read more »

The ABC’s of Chinese state-backed finance, foreign direct investments

Alvin A. Camba and Stella Hong Zhang, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Updated as of May 12 11:28 AM

When providing Official Development Assistance or ODA, Western donors typically require the recipient states to adhere to international political norms, such as the ratification of human rights, fiscal austerity, bank secrecy laws, and environmental standards.  Read more »

Where is China money going? Gambling, real estate, tours, big cities big winners

Alvin A. Camba, Contributor/Fellow, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at May 11 05:54 AM

The fourth state visit to China of President Rodrigo R. Duterte just 2 weeks ago is said to have yielded business deals worth a total of US$12.165 billion and a grant of one billion renminbi (about US$148.5 million). Read more »

Dissecting Data: FDI net inflows slow for 4th straight month in November

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 11:57 PM

The net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to the Philippines in the first 11 months of 2018 went down by 3.2 percent. Read more »

European businessman shares 2019 investment outlook for Philippines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 28 06:26 PM

In this interview with ANC's Market Edge, European businessman Guenter Taus shares what he thinks will be in store for the Philippines in 2019 in terms of investments. Read more »