The country’s international investment position (IIP) showed a net liability position of $48.5 billion as at end-June this year, slightly higher by 2.5 percent than only $47.4 billion as at end-March, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Friday.
The Philippine government plans to raise a total P150 billion from the domestic capital market through the weekly auction of treasury bills and bonds in October.
Bloomberry Resorts Corp. said Friday its board approved a two-step capital-raising plan that would generate P5.59 billion for the listed resort and casino operations business of tycoon Enrique Razon.
Fernando Zobel de Ayala was elected Thursday as board director of Ayala Corp. and completed his return to the conglomerate following a medical leave last year.
Vivant Corp. said Thursday one of its indirect renewable energy retail subsidiaries has signed a 20-year deal to buy electricity from Samal Solar Renewable Energy Corp., a company building a solar farm with a total capacity of 52 megaWatts-direct current.
The Philippines is pushing for a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union to protect preferential market access and shield exporters from higher tariffs as the country moves closer to losing eligibility for the EU’s Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+).
The United Kingdom is seeking to deepen trade and investment ties with the Philippines without waiting for Manila’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), signaling a parallel approach to bilateral and regional economic integration.
Taiwan-based CQS Precision Die Casting Inc. is expanding into the Philippines with a new manufacturing facility in Batangas, adding robotics production to the industrial mix at LIMA Estate.
The Department of Agriculture and National Fisheries Research and Development Institute are bringing snubnose pompano farming to Western Visayas, offering fish farmers a profitable new option.