THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY will continue to accelerate from this year to 2026 as domestic demand remains robust, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said, but warned risks are tilted to the downside due ...

GOVERNMENT SPENDING is likely to slow in the first half of 2025 due to the election ban on public works and congressional insertions in the national budget, the Department of Budget and Management ...

THE COUNTRY’S external debt service burden jumped by almost 20% as of end-October, preliminary data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed. Debt servicing on external borrowings climbed by ...

THE SECOND TERM of US President-elect Donald J. Trump could add more uncertainty to the Philippine economy, which could possibly impact trade prospects, financial flows, and monetary policy, analysts ...

THE Philippines will remain a key partner of the United States under President-elect Donald J. Trump, who is likely to tap Indo-Pacific allies as Washington thwarts China’s challenge to its ...

WEST ZONE water concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. said its capital expenditure (capex) budget for 2025 could be P30 billion or higher as the company sees a better financial year. “For this ...

BusinessWorld published an article entitled, “Economic effects of corruption” written by Benjamin R. Punongbayan, a member of the Board of Governors of the Management Association of the Philippines.

SO HERE we are, midway through the decade of the 2020s. It started turbulently with a pandemic, recovered in 2022 and 2023, and is now back to business as usual.

THE BUREAU of the Treasury (BTr) is readying an issuance of offshore bonds but will wait for more favorable market conditions amid elevated US benchmark yields. National Treasurer Sharon P. Almanza ...

THE VOLVO EX30 battery electric vehicle scored a maximum five-star rating in the latest round of safety testing conducted by the European New Car Assessment Program (Euro NCAP), a leading independent ...

SEMIRARA Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) expects its capital expenditure (capex) budget for this year to reach P6.9 billion, with a significant portion going to its coal business. Around P5.8 billion is ...

RATES of the Treasury bills (T-bills) and Treasury bonds (T-bonds) to be auctioned off this week may be mixed after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) chief said they have room to further ease ...