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Australia’s P4I looks to Manila’s transport, telco energy sectors for investment opportunities

The Australian government on Friday committed to share expert knowledge with the Philippines in the areas of transport, telecommunications and energy under an ongoing...

Amazon pitches cloud computing for resource lacked SMBs

Small and medium business enterprises in the Philippines are likely punished by rising inflation averaging at least 5.4 percent this year, making it imperative for SMBs of close to a million to embrace technology and cut operating costs by 10 percent or larger.

As with the world, food inflation hounds the Philippines – World Bank

Food price inflation remains elevated in countries around the world, the Philippines included, where food alone accounts for more than half the consumer price...

Home Credit Philippines sanguine on expanding customer base to 10M

Although officials acknowledge the rising interest rate environment is a tough challenge, consumer finance provider Home Credit Philippines is confident of adding some 70,000 more clients this year and lift its customer base to 10 million from or less 9.3 million at the moment.

Long-haul FDIs continue to push lower in 2022

Foreign direct investments (FDI) flowed inward on net basis last year to $9.2 billion, sharply lower than in 2021 when this aggregated $12 billion. In...

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DTI warns vs hoarding, profiteering amid crisis

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Saturday warned retailers against hoarding essential goods and engaging in profiteering, saying such illegal practices will not be tolerated as global tensions threaten to drive up oil prices and logistics costs.

DA rolls out P65M interventions for Albay farmers, fisherfolk

The Department of Agriculture (DA) launched a major regional development initiative on Thursday, with Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. personally overseeing the distribution of over P65 million in agricultural interventions to local farmers and fisherfolk in this town widely recognized as the “rice granary of Albay.”

Philippines halts poultry importation from Indiana amid bird flu

The Department of Agriculture has imposed a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds—and their products—from Indiana following confirmed outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza strain.

BSP wins global award for managing foreign currency reserves

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has received the 2026 “Reserve Manager” award from Central Banking, recognizing the Philippine central bank’s improvements in handling the country’s foreign currency reserves.
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