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Malacañang welcomes new finance chief, investment adviser to ‘dynamic’ economic team
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday welcomes two new members to his economic team and administers the oath of office of Batangas Rep. Ralph Recto as new finance secretary and businessman Frederick Go as special assistant to the president for investment and economic affairs.
OECD urges Japan’s central bank to gradually raise interest rates
The Bank of Japan should gradually raise short-term interest rates and make its bond yield control policy more flexible, if inflation stays around its 2 percent target and is accompanied by sustained wage growth, the OECD said on Thursday.
ADB projects below-target 5.7% growth for the Philippines in 2023
The Philippines in 2023 is projected to post growth, measured as the gross domestic product (GDP), averaging lower than the official growth target of 6 to 7 percent to only 5.7 percent, according to the Asian Development Bank.
FDIs flowed inward over 10 months in 2023 but sharply lower to only USD6.5 billion
Foreign direct investments (FDI), useful both as a measure of and as vehicle for economic advancement, flowed inward on net basis in the first 10 months last year but stood 17.5 percent lower to only USD6.5 billion, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Wednesday.
Trade deficit widens in November on export drop
The Philippines’ trade deficit continued to widen in November as export sales drop sharply, negating the impact of flat imports, data from the statistics office showed Wednesday.
