Local output expansion that underwhelmed the economic managers last year at only 5.6 percent in terms of the gross domestic product (GDP) is seen reaccelerated to 6 percent this year, the International Monetary Fund said.
Above-target inflation averaging 6 percent in 2023 is forecast in January this year to have averaged no more than 3.6 percent, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said on Wednesday.
The country's continued economic expansion in 2023, measured as the gross domestic product (GDP), eased sharply to only 5.6 percent in the final quarter and came even lower than the revised output expansion of 6 percent in the third quarter.
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) targets opening within the year 2.5 times more phygital bank branches than it has at the moment as part of the larger goal of meeting the requirements of its digital clients.
The Philippines is seen to have missed its goal of boosting local output expansion averaging at least 6 percent in 2023, having grown at a slower rate of only 4.9 percent in the fourth quarter last year, analysts at Moody's Analytics said on Monday.
DITO Telecommunity Corp. has signed a Master Facilities Provisioning Agreement (MFPA) with InfiniVAN, Inc. to boost the country’s digital infrastructure through improved network resilience, wider coverage, and increased capacity.
Alliance Global Group Inc. (AGI), led by Andrew L. Tan, reported a 24 percent jump in net income to P24.8 billion for the first nine months, partly due to a one-time P3.4 billion gain from reclassifying its McDonald’s Philippines unit as an associate.
SM Investments Corp. reported a consolidated net income of P64.4 billion for the first nine months of 2025, up 6 percent from P60.9 billion a year ago, with revenues rising 4 percent to P482.3 billion.
Mega Agri-Farm Corp. is planning to expand its poultry farm in Mayantoc, Tarlac, to accommodate up to 480,000 birds, five times its current capacity of 98,000.