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The Philippine economy grew at its fastest annual pace in a year in the second quarter, buoyed by a sharp rebound in ...
Analysts were expecting the economy to grow 5.5% in the second quarter as slower inflation fuels household spending ...
HEADLINE INFLATION could pick up again in the remaining months after hitting a near six-year low in July but still remain within target, which would still give way to further policy easing by the ...
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Coal power plants and inflation control
Last week, there was one irresponsible report that came out saying that Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Sharon Garin has overridden the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) by ...
The Philippine stock market closed higher Wednesday amid growing hopes of a possible rate cut this month after a ...
Malacañang has welcomed the decline in the country's inflation, saying that it was a direct result of the government's ...
This week saw a number of good reports in public finance and price stabilization published in BusinessWorld: “Government rightsizing bill signed into law” (Aug. 5), “DBM reluctant to reenact ‘most ...
The move may add to a global surplus that has already pulled Asia’s benchmark rice price to an eight-year low. Read more at ...
THE implementation of a new rice policy and sticky inflation may give the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reason to “rethink its easing cycle,” according to economists. The Department of Agriculture ...
The local stock market sustained its upward trajectory, extending its winning streak to four ahead of the release of the ...
The Philippine economy grew at a slightly faster pace in the second quarter, supported by easing inflation that likely bolstered consumer spending, even as an election-related ban on public ...
The Philippines will suspend rice imports for 60 days from Sept. 1 to support local farmers, a move that could further pressure global prices as the top buyer of the grain pulls back from the market.