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DOF: 12.1% of 2024 gov’t budget for debt service

Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said Tuesday 12.1 percent, or P699.2 billion of the proposed P5.768-trillion budget for fiscal year 2024 is allocated to financing...

Gov’t debt reached P13.91 trillion in April

The government’s outstanding debt reached a record P13.91 trillion as of end-April from P13.86 trillion in March as the government borrowed more to finance...

PSALM reduced debt to P328b in 1st quarter

State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. said Monday it brought down its financial obligations by 5.3 percent in the first quarter to...

UN development chief concerned over debt distress

DOHA, Qatar—A top UN official has warned that “urgent” measures are needed to help 52 countries facing debt repayment problems that put some at...

Comparative analysis of dev’t loans from Japan and China

"Analyzing our loan agreement, it appears that the agreement with Japan is more of a debt trap unlike those incurred by us with China" The...

Online scams push Chinese victims into debt and shame

By Matthew Walsh Once carefree and comfortable, Huang is now haunted by debt -- the target of a scheme operated by international crime groups that...

PH debt hits a record P13.52T mainly to fund budget deficit

The country’s total outstanding debt ballooned to a record P13.52 trillion as of end-September 2022 from P13.02 trillion at the end of August as...

Credit Suisse announces $3-billion debt buyback

Zurich, Switzerland—Troubled Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse, which has scrambled to ease fears about its financial health, announced plans on Friday to buy back...

Gov’t outstanding debt decreases to P12.50T

The government’s total outstanding debt as of end-May 2022 declined P267.41 billion or 2.1 percent to P12.50 trillion from the record P12.76 trillion in...

Debt-free Alphaland has P1.5 billion cash

“The Balesin idea: attract the world’s high net worth individuals to enjoy the most unique beach resort and nature enclaves” ROBERTO V. Ongpin, my former...

Better economy, higher debt await next admin — BSP

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Monday said the incoming administration will inherit a better economy, but faces higher debt as the outgoing...

PH debt soars to P12.68T, Palace vows ‘for good use’

The Philippines has recorded P12.68 trillion in outstanding debt as of end-March this year, compared to the P12.09 trillion recorded in the previous month,...

IMF asks Sri Lanka to restructure debt before bailout

The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that it has asked cash-strapped Sri Lanka to "restructure" its huge foreign debt before a bailout programme...

High debt could slow countries’ recoveries, IMF warns

NEW York, United States—Debt accumulated by businesses and individuals worldwide could slow economic recoveries from the pandemic crisis, the IMF warned Monday. Governments took exceptional...
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