Rising fuel prices, not global trade tensions or tariff-related supply disruptions, are the primary concern for multimodal transport and logistics firm 2GO, according to SM Investments Corp. president and CEO Frederic C. DyBuncio.
The global economic outlook has significantly worsened amid rising trade tensions and persistent policy uncertainty, with global growth now forecast to slow to just 2.3 percent in 2025. According to the World Bank, this is the weakest pace outside of recessions since 2008. The slowdown, driven by escalating trade barriers and weak global cooperation, is expected to hit emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) particularly hard, including the Philippines.
The rate at which prices change across the Philippines, more known as inflation, accelerated to 2.5 percent in November, from only 2.3 percent in October, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Thursday.
Bank lending to the agricultural sector, historically low and problematic, showed promise in latest survey jointly conducted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC), which works under the Department of Agriculture (DA).
Robinsons Land Corp., through its office development arm Robinsons Offices, is set to transform Davao City’s business landscape with a new world-class office tower along JP Laurel Street.
The country’s largest Filipino life insurer, Insular Life (InLife), has launched Retire Assure 2, a retirement product targeting Filipinos aged 48 to 73. Designed for professionals entering senior roles or shifting careers, the plan offers guaranteed monthly income until age 100, starting just two years after contributions begin.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) recognized nine outstanding institutional partners from Mindanao during the 2025 Outstanding BSP Stakeholders Appreciation Ceremony (OBSAC), held in Butuan City.
A delegation from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Parliamentary League, led by Chairperson Ms. Obuchi Yuko, visited Tanza Elementary School in Navotas City to observe the community-based activities of the Japanese nonprofit organization (NPO) Action.