
OFW remittances up 2.7%
Personal remittances from overseas Filipinos grew by 2.7 percent to $3.42 billion in October from the $3.33 billion recorded in the same period last year, the…
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Personal remittances from overseas Filipinos grew by 2.7 percent to $3.42 billion in October from the $3.33 billion recorded in the same period last year, the…
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For the third quarter alone, the financial account expanded to $10.5 billion from $2 billion as foreigners placed more funds for direct investments at $1.9…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) remains keen on reinstating the regulatory functions of the National Food Authority (NFA), including allowing it to dominate…
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) expanded partnerships with 33 financial firms for its credit risk database (CRD) project which will enable lenders to…
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Foreigners, especially in the US, must have hesitated to invest their funds as they were waiting for clearer signals in terms of inflation trajectory and the…
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Vice Mayor Angelina “Lynn” Castillo of San Pascual, Batangas is now in hot water after the Bantay San Pascual (BSP), a civic watchdog dedicated to promoting…
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‘What we want is to secure their reintegration into the local community so the services extended by the agency offer an opportunity for the balikbayans to…
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Emerging markets’ debt could contribute to a global debt of $170 trillion by 2028
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The Land Transportation Office (LTO) clarified on 3 December that the implementation of two policies on improvised plates remains suspended “until further…
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Despite facing potential budget cuts in 2024, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has outlined plans to expand its health benefit…
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Gross inflows of foreign investments plunged by a double-digit at 41.5 percent or $1.02 billion
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Following the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) policy rate cut, local currency bond issuances increased by 11 percent in the third quarter, while…
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Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, has become a polarizing figure due to his controversial policy positions, past writings, and…
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S&P gave the Philippines an investment grade of ‘BBB+’ for long-term debts and ‘A-2’ for short-term debts; it projects the economy to grow by 5.5 percent this…
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One of the interested foreign firms is already operating in the country while the other is a new player in the Philippine market. BSP officials said both are…
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The loan will support the country’s climate adaptation plan. To implement the plan, the ADB said the government needs a $10-million fund
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IMF analyzed 77 countries between 1999 and 2019 to come up with the remittance data
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