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 post-pandemic era is ushering in new shopping habits across the world, and companies must monitor them closely to address and adjust to their customers’ evolving needs, according to global market research firm Mintel.
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.
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno briefed World Economic Forum (WEF) chief executive officers (CEOs) on the current state of the Philippine economy, as well as...
Food security and livelihood advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan on Tuesday offered to help the government stop the chronic smuggling of food products that has depressed local production and kept food prices...
TikTok Shop and GoTyme Bank on Thursday launched TikTok Shop Loans, a fast and flexible financing service tailored specifically for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Philippines.
The Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership with USAID-Energy Secure Philippines and the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, officially handed over three mobile energy systems (MES) to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to enhance energy access during critical operations and emergencies.
The other financial corporations (OFCs), a key segment of the Philippine financial system outside traditional banks, insurers, and pension funds, expanded their domestic assets to ₱10.6 trillion in the first three months this year, reflecting a 4.9 percent increase quarter-on-quarter and a robust 14.6 percent growth year-on-year, according to preliminary data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
Damage to agriculture from the combined effects of Typhoons Crising, Dante, and Emong, along with the southwest monsoon (habagat), has reached ₱3 billion, according to a 31 July advisory from the Department of Agriculture (DA).