Phl among top reformers in improved business rules
By
Grace Melanie L. Lacamiento
| October 31, 2013 - 12:00am
The Philippines is hailed as one of the top 10 reformers in improving business regulation among 189 economies in the world, considered to be the first major improvement for the country in the Doing Business ranking...
Freeman Cebu Business
WB boosts PDIC’s capability to assess risks faced by banks
By
Donnabelle L. Gatdula
| July 24, 2013 - 12:00am
The World Bank (WB) has turned over to the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) the customized financial projection models...
Business
Shared prosperity
By
SKETCHES
| By
Ana Marie Pamintuan
| June 3, 2013 - 12:00am
The best bibingka or rice cake is a labor of love.
Opinion
World Bank: Equitable growth is next step
May 31, 2013 - 1:00am
The World Bank (WB) hailed the Philippines’ better-than-expected 7.8 percent economic growth in the first quarter, with...
Headlines
World Bank extends $300-M loan to Phl
By
Ted P. Torres
| March 21, 2013 - 12:00am
The World Bank is extending a $300-million development policy loan (DPL) to the Philippines to help the country enact its reforms in accelerating inclusive growth and creating more jobs.
Business
Phl elite corners new wealth
By
Boo Chanco
| March 6, 2013 - 12:00am
We all know that the rich are getting richer, getting an ever greater share of the fruits of economic growth here as it is in many countries abroad including the United States. That is why there was this Occupy movement...
Business
Japanese man kills self in front of friends
By
Mike Frialde
| February 20, 2013 - 12:00am
A 58-year-old Japanese man shot himself in the head in front of his friends in a condominium unit in Makati City just before noon yesterday.
Metro
For inclusive growth: Jobs with higher wages
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AT GROUND LEVEL
| By
Satur C. Ocampo
| February 9, 2013 - 12:00am
That the Philippine economy grew by 6.6% in 2012 is good, although disputable, news.
Opinion
WB: Phl has macroeconomic stability but jobs needed
February 5, 2013 - 12:00am
Macroeconomic stability is the new “normal” for the Philippines, but more jobs must be created for growth to be...
Headlines
WB grants loan to boost PDIC’s surveillance system
January 19, 2013 - 12:00am
An assistance program targeted to prevent bank collapses has been granted by the World Bank to the government, the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) said yesterday.
Business
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