Economy & Trade
Honda to bring more sustainability cars to PH
Honda Cars Philippines Inc. president Rie Miyake plans to bring the brand closer to its goal of becoming the automobile...
US, Japan reach deal on critical EV battery minerals
WASHINGTON—The United States and Japan have reached an agreement on trade in minerals that are key to electric vehicle batteries,...
Economists see the US entering recession, high inflation in 2024
Washington—The United States will likely enter a recession this year and face high inflation well into 2024, a majority of...
Diokno cites Fil-Chinese role in economic growth
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said the Filipino-Chinese business community, a strong partner of the government since 1954, plays a very...
More interest rate hikes likely this year
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas may raise the overnight borrowing rate to 6.5 percent or even higher this year if...
BOI encourages Taiwan firms to invest in PH
The Board of Investments encouraged Taiwanese companies to expand their business portfolio by investing in the Philippines. Trade Undersecretary and...
Grab PH expands services in Iloilo
Grab Philippines said Friday it expanded its services in Iloilo as part of its commitment to the government to provide...
Japan’s inflation eased in February from 4-decade high
Tokyo—Japan’s consumer prices rose 3.1 percent in February from a year earlier, slowing from the four-decade highs seen in previous...
Bangko Sentral delivers another 25 bps rate hike to stem inflation
The Monetary Board, the policy-making body of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, delivered another 25-basis-point increase in key interest rates on...
Moody’s affirms BDO’s credit rating
Global credit watchdog Moody’s Investors Service affirmed the “Baa2” investment grade rating of BDO Unibank Inc. with a stable outlook...
Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.