The budget deficit projected this year to equal 6.1 percent of local output measured as the gross domestic product (GDP) is seen steadily diminishing over five years when it rounds the period to only 3 percent of GDP, the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) said.
Britain's national grid has started removing components supplied by a unit of China-backed Nari Technology's from the electricity transmission network over cyber security fears, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
Stores Specialists, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of listed SSI Group Inc., has taken a 40 percent stake in PRADA Philippines Inc., a joint venture...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has accelerated the completion of big-ticket projects, starting with the P1.276-billion Balbalungao small reservoir irrigation project (SRIP) in Lupao, Nueva Ecija.
SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC) has appointed hospitality veteran Melissa J. Carlos as vice president for commercial, strengthening its leadership team as the company expands its portfolio and sharpens its growth strategy in the increasingly competitive Philippine hospitality market.
Canadian companies' planned USD130.89 million (P8.03 billion) investments in the Philippines could mark the next phase of growth for the country's IT and business process management (IT-BPM) industry, with demand shifting toward higher-value digital services, artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, and global capability operations.
The Philippines could unlock fresh opportunities to modernize its agriculture sector as the US state of Nebraska seeks to expand cooperation in livestock, biofuels, and agricultural technology to help strengthen the country's food security and rural economy.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has cut its growth forecasts for the Philippines, warning that the economic fallout from the Middle East conflict is dampening investments, squeezing consumer spending, and stoking inflation, even as the country remains one of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing economies.