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US firms keen on 'Build, Build, Build,' says Filipino envoy

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 12:25 PM

There is a "very high level of confidence" among US businesses in the Philippine economy, said Jose Victor Chan-Gonzaga, Minister of Economy Affairs of the Philippine Embassy. Read more »

US envoy ready to work with newly-elected PH lawmakers

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 24 12:00 PM

MANILA – The United States envoy to the Philippines on Thursday said Washington is ready to work with Manila’s newly-elected lawmakers, a roster dominated by President Rodrigo Duterte's allies seen to consolidate his power and push for his legislative priorities in Congress. Read more »

Easing inflation, rate hike pause make PH more attractive to investors

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Updated as of Jan 04 10:56 AM

Slowing inflation gives the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas room to keep interest rates steady.   Read more »

Robust state, consumer spending to sustain PH economic growth in 2019: PCCI

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Posted at Dec 22 02:35 PM

The Philippines' largest business group is optimistic that economic growth will accelerate next year on the back of robust government and consumer spending. Read more »

Gov't 'confident' on growth, downplays lower ADB, Fitch forecasts

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Posted at Oct 01 05:21 PM

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) on Monday said the government remains bullish on the country's economic prospect, downplaying the revised growth forecasts by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and credit rating firm Fitch Solutions.  Read more »

World in 'deep kimchi' if trade war lasts: Philippines finance chief

Marc Jones, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 27 03:30 PM

The world economy will be in "deep kimchi" if the current trade war between the United States and China drags on, the finance minister of the Philippines has warned, acknowledging his country is one of the first in the firing line. Read more »

PH economy slows down

Ted Aljibe, AFP
Posted at Aug 09 06:58 PM

What can your money buy nowadays? Read more »

Palace hits back at Robredo: No problem with the economy

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 06:05 PM

 Malacañang on Thursday said the Philippines is a "darling economy" despite high inflation rates and the weakening of the peso. Read more »

Policymakers urged to monitor money supply, foreign reserves

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Posted at Apr 16 11:45 AM

The economy is in no immediate danger of overheating, based on 4 out of 5 indicators, University of Asia and the Pacific economics professor Victor Abola said Monday. Read more »

Philippines 'sort of insulated' from US-China trade war, says Dominguez

Michelle Ong, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 06:01 PM

MANILA - Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III on Friday said the Philippines is somehow "insulated" from the effects of looming trade retaliations between China and the US due to the "robust" local market. Read more »

Philippines Q4 2017 growth lowered to 6.5 pct

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Posted at Apr 12 04:05 PM

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Thursday said it revised the economic growth figures for the last quarter of 2017, lowering it from 6.6 percent to 6.5 percent.  Read more »

Financing must be easier for small businessmen: Habito

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Posted at Feb 05 12:38 PM

Filipinos can ride on the growing economy by becoming entrepreneurs, former economic planning secretary Cielito Habito said. Read more »

Manufacturing can drive PH growth as BPO nears plateau: analyst

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Updated as of Jul 18 01:19 PM

The Philippines can tap manufacturing for future growth in the economy, an analyst said Wednesday, after government officials flagged a potential plateau in the outsourcing industry. Read more »

ANALYSIS: Can the economy handle this kind of growth?

Jose Galang - Your Business
Posted at Aug 17 05:11 PM

In a six-month period that saw the government spending far more than its set target, the economy grew at a pace that was slower than its expansion in the same period last year. Read more »

Living under a road

Noel Celis, AFP
Posted at Jul 17 11:04 PM

A woman living under along Estero de Vitas in Tondo, Manila on Sunday washes plates as a child looks on. The Philippine economy has sustained one of the fastest growth rates in Asia, official data showed on May 18, 2017 which analysts said signaled strong economic leadership from President Rodrigo Duterte even as he wages a controversial drug war. Read more »

Nomura economist sees PH growing up to 7 pct this year

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Posted at Apr 06 08:14 PM

An economist for Nomura Asset Management said the Philippine economy may grow 6.5 to 7 percent this year. Read more »

ANALYSIS: Economy looking up, but clouds are forming

Jose M. Galang
Posted at Mar 22 01:23 PM

A more sustainable economic growth can only be expected with a substantial infusion of investments into productive sectors. Seemingly healthy macroeconomic fundamentals can be further strengthened by investment flows—but the current debate over extrajudicial killings characterizing the government’s war against drugs and the noise from squabbling political factions could discourage investors. Read more »