MANILA—The economy grew at its fastest pace in almost three years to 6.9 percent in the first quarter of 2016 driven by election-related spending, making the...
OTTAWA—Using its “best guess,” the Bank of Canada predicts the economy will take more than two years to fully adjust to the commodity price shock. Lynn...
MANILA — GlobalSource Partners, a think tank based in New York, raised its evaluation of the Philippine economic growth forecast to 6.1 percent after a good...
MANILA — Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) has allotted an initial P5 billion for Clark Green City. The funding will be used for utilities and infrastructure...
MANILA — The 2014 Global Competitiveness Report released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Wednesday showed the Philippines moving seven notches higher. “The results suggest that the...
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine central bank has raised its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point to counter inflation. The rate the central bank...
MANILA – In a move to fortify economic relations with the Philippines, Japan is today sending a high-level trade delegation to the country. Aside from strengthening...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government’s monthly budget returned to deficit in May after a big April surplus. But the overall imbalance so far is far smaller...
TORONTO — The Canadian dollar will be looking for some direction Wednesday, with no major economic data slated to be released. The loonie was ahead 0.13...
MANILA – President Benigno S. Aquino III downplays the country’s traffic problems saying it’s better to face the heavy gridlock in EDSA than to have a...