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Unicapital recomputes higher PSEi this year and next

Broker Unicapital Securities Inc. on Monday recomputed the benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) to round the year higher to 7,600 points from 7,000 points previously on the back of still lower interest rates at the close of 2024.

Interest rate cuts seen driving IPO charge over the short horizon

The number of listings at the Philippine Stock Exchange is forecast to rise in 2025 from just a handful this year as a consequence of the decline in interest rates that makes equities attractive versus fixed income securities.

DA welcomes inflation drop in September on lower food prices

Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. welcomed with guarded optimism the sharp slowdown in September inflation attributed to the decline in food prices, particularly rice.

September inflation drops to 1.9 percent, slowest pace since pandemic

Headline inflation slowed to 1.9 percent in September, the slowest pace since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Friday.

Nine-month visitor arrivals rise to 4.44 million; on track to exceed 2023 total 5.5 million

Visitor arrivals in the Philippines reached 4.44 million in the nine months to September, up 9.9 percent from the year-earlier period, with nearly half...

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DTI deploys P7B financing package amid Middle East conflict

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is mobilizing a P7-billion financing package through the Small Business Corp. (SB Corp.) to support exporters, overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), and women-led enterprises as tensions in the Middle East threaten to ripple through global trade and employment.

Bounty Fresh eyes wider Southeast Asia expansion 

As it marks four decades in the poultry business, Bounty Fresh Group Holdings Inc. is setting its sights beyond the Philippine market, outlining plans to expand further across Southeast Asia as part of a long-term push to become a regional food player.

Excise tax, VAT suspension risks fiscal hole, Senate told

The Philippine government could forgo as much as P272.83 billion in revenues in 2026 if excise taxes and value-added tax (VAT) on fuel imports are suspended, according to estimates presented by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) during a Senate hearing on March 11.

SRA holds talks with sugar industry on programs supporting prices

The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) met with local sugar producers, millers, and labor representatives this week to discuss ways to address current challenges in the sugar sector.

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