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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Zeno Ronald Abenoja says the Philippines is well-positioned to support economic growth, a key advantage amid ongoing...

BMI keeps 2025 GDP growth forecast at 5.4%

BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions, kept its economic growth projection for the Philippines this year amid increasing global trade tensions. “We recently revised our...

Low inflation to boost economy, says Go

Secretary Frederick Go, the Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs, said the low inflation, which hit a nearly a five-year...

PSA upgrades 2024 economic growth to 5.7%

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Thursday it upgraded the gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 5.7 percent from an initial estimate of 5.6...

PBBM: Economic growth needs cooperation between nat’l and local gov’ts

The Philippines’ growth can be sustained through closer cooperation between the national and local governments, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said. During the proclamation rally...

Typhoons, drought wreck Philippine economic growth target

Manila, Philippines—The Philippine economy fell well short of its 2024 growth target, officials said Thursday, as deadly typhoons and drought dampened economic activity. Gross domestic product...

Philippine government vows to sustain high economic growth

The Philippine government vowed to sustain high economic growth, maintain low and stable inflation and strengthen fiscal foundations. "Despite external and domestic challenges, the Philippine...

Chinese economic growth slowest in decades

BEIJING—China posted one of its slowest rates of economic growth in decades Friday, as leaders nervously eye a potential trade standoff with incoming US...

Gatchalian seeks to establish BPLOs in local governments

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is pushing for the creation of Business Permit and Licensing Offices (BPLOs) in local government units (LGUs) throughout the Philippines. He argues...

Trump’s mass deportation plan could hurt economic growth

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s hardline immigration proposals -- including a controversial mass deportation plan -- could prove economically damaging, analysts say, with US...

India’s smog chokes lungs and economy

Noxious smog smothering the plains of north India is not only choking the lungs of residents and killing millions, but also slowing the country’s...

Stable policies needed to ensure growth—bizmen

TOP business leaders have emphasized the need for stable policies to ensure economic growth in 2025 during Pilipinas Conference 2024, organized by the Stratbase...

OPAPRU, DOST team up to transform MILF camps with science and tech

The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) forged a partnership to...

Marcos OKs Guadalupe bridge rehabilitation

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. approved the adjustments to the Metro Manila Priority Bridges Seismic Improvement Project, beginning with the critical rehabilitation of the Guadalupe...
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