For the period October to December 2022, the Monetary Board (MB) of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) approved one public sector foreign borrowing of $2 billion, which is lower by 32.95 percent compared to the $2.98 billion borrowings approved in the same period in 2021.
The balance of payments (BOP), essentially what is left after deducting the country’s foreign currency expenses against earnings, stood as a surplus of $612 million in December 2022, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Thursday.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Visayas Regional Office (VRO) offered currency exchange services in Tagbilaran City to encourage the public to replace their unfit banknotes...
The government’s two major automotive manufacturing incentive programs are facing implementation delays, with the Electric Vehicle Incentive Strategy (EVIS) now expected to begin accepting applications in January 2027, while funding and regulatory requirements continue to hold back a parallel industry support scheme.
Philippine merchandise exports are on track to breach USD100 billion in 2026, buoyed by electronics and semiconductor shipments, although a weakening peso and unpredictable US trade policies threaten to complicate the industry’s growth prospects.
Philippine stocks and the peso face another testing week as investors weigh the third-quarter economic growth figures against stubborn inflation, with both developments likely to reinforce expectations of another interest rate hike before year-end.
For a country where instant noodles are practically a household staple, selling more of them should be a relatively straightforward business. But the recipe for growth is getting more complicated for Monde Nissin Corp.