
U.S.-iran crisis puts Gulf states in limbo
Half of the Gulf countries are expecting a contraction this year.
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Half of the Gulf countries are expecting a contraction this year.
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The BSP forecasts inflation at 6.3 percent in 2026, and 4.3 percen for 2027, exceeding the bank’s 2 to 4 percent target range due to broadening price pressures…
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Russia has also curbed the use of VPNs and imposed rolling internet outages.
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Prospective peace talks in Pakistan were hanging in the balance.
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) expects headline inflation to exceed its 2 to 4 percent target range this year and in 2027, as spillover effects from the…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) slipped further on Thursday, closing at 5,983.81 (-0.10 percent), extending its cautious drift as investors stayed…
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Inflation is expected to breach the BSP’s 2 to 4 percent target range over the next two years, with projections reaching 6.3 percent in 2026 as energy-driven…
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The 15 Filipino seafarers on board two container ships intercepted by Iranian forces are safe and unharmed, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said…
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The Department of Social Welfare and Development has extended more than P3.2 million in financial assistance to repatriated overseas Filipino workers…
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The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict Executive Committee reported progress in government programs and endorsed key policy…
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The Philippine government has responded to Fitch Ratings’ decision to downgrade the country’s outlook, as the Middle East conflict continues to weigh on the…
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For businesses, particularly the larger organizations, diversification from oil as the primary energy source is a no-brainer.
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Ceasefires typically survive when both parties see a credible path to a political solution. In this case, the rhetoric is moving in the opposite direction.
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A total of 25 overseas Filipino workers from Israel and Lebanon are set to arrive in the Philippines on 21 April under the government’s repatriation program.
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Lifting the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz was a precondition for negotiations.
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The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is proceeding with cautious optimism for the rest of 2026 as the Middle East conflict continues to weigh on Filipino…
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Washington merely shifted from strikes to economic coercion, betting that financial strain might succeed where force had not. It wasn’t peace, but war by other…
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