Economy & Trade
Moody’s lowers China’s rating
BEIJING"•Moody’s on Wednesday slashed China’s credit rating for the first time in almost three decades citing concerns about the country’s...
EU approves tough Brexit position
By Ian Wishart The European Union finalized its tough Brexit negotiating position, reiterating its hard line on the UK’s departure...
Japan in trade surplus again
TOKYO"•Japan posted a trade surplus for the third straight month in April helped by a further rise in exports including...
Fitch cites risks to PH growth
POLITICAL uncertainties and President Rodrigo Duterte’s unpredictable temperament could be some of the factors that may affect the economy’s growth...
Bill filed to create Mindanao ecozone
A Surigao del Sur congressman filed a bill to create a state-run special economic zone in Mindanao to attract Chinese...
Beijing’s new weapon in economic war: Chinese tourists
By Allison Jackson BEIJING"•Slapping import bans on products like mangoes, coal and salmon has long been China’s way of punishing...
Trade deficit likely to hit $28b
The country’s growing appetite for imported products will likely bloat the trade deficit to a record $28 billion this year,...
Spain’s economic recovery draws takeovers
By Manuel Baigorri and Charles Penty Spain Inc. is back in fashion. Italy’s Atlantia SpA announced on Monday a 16.34...
Thai economy picks up slightly
BANGKOK"•Thailand’s economy saw a slight pick-up in the first quarter of the year, data showed on Monday, as the junta-run...
Economy likely expanded 6.9% in first quarter–Moody’s unit
The Philippine economy likely expanded 6.9 percent in the first quarter, faster than the 6.8-percent expansion a year ago, on...
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.