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Phl to get credit rating upgrade in H2 - BSP

By Lawrence Agcaoili | June 11, 2012 - 12:00am

Monetary authorities have expressed optimism the Philippines would achieve another credit rating upgrade from international credit rating agencies within the second half of the year on the back of the country’s...

Business

Investment banks see credit rating upgrade for Phl in next 3-6 mos

By Lawrence Agcaoili | June 6, 2012 - 12:00am

Investment banks see the Philippines achieving a credit rating upgrade within the next three to six months but the much-coveted investment grade rate is unlikely to be attained until the next two years.

Business

Phl ability to sustain strong growth doubtful

By Lawrence Agcaoili | June 3, 2012 - 12:00am

Forecast Pte, a Singapore-based financial market analysis provider, has cast doubts the stronger-than-expected economic growth booked by the Philippines in the first quarter could be sustained for the entire year...

Business

Government incurs P22-billion deficit in November

By Iris Gonzales | December 22, 2011 - 12:00am

The Philippines said yesterday its budget deficit in November was P22 billion, bringing the shortfall in the first 11 months of the year to just 32 percent of the full year target.  

Business

Philippine exports plunge 27.4% in September

November 10, 2011 - 3:19pm

Philippine exports suffered a huge 27.4 percent decline in September compared with that of last year, its biggest fall since January 2009, prompting some analysts to say that it could further trim down the country's...

Exports suffer biggest decline in 2 yrs

By Rica Delfinado | October 12, 2011 - 12:00am

The country’s merchandise exports recorded a double-digit drop of 15.1 percent in August this year, the sharpest decline in 24 months, due largely to shrinking global demand for electronics and semiconductors,...

Business

Economy grows by slower 3.4% in Q2

By Iris Gonzales | September 1, 2011 - 12:00am

The Philippine economy grew by 3.4 percent in the second quarter of the year, a much slower pace compared to the 8.9 percent recorded in the same period last year, because of under spending by the government, sluggish...

Business

Export growth rises to 19% in April

June 11, 2011 - 12:00am

Merchandise exports rose by an annual 19.1 percent in April, their fastest growth rate this year, as shipments to Japan remained strong despite the natural and nuclear disasters there, the government announced ...

Business

June inflation slows to 7-month low of 3.9%

By Lawrence Agcaoili | July 7, 2010 - 12:00am

The growth in consumer prices fell to a seven-month low in June, supporting expectations the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will keep interest rates steady at its policy meeting next week.

Business

Farm output growth slows to 2.02%

By Marianne V. Go | May 16, 2009 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines – The agriculture sector grew by a slower rate of 2.02 percent in the first quarter of 2009, from a 3.89-percent growth in the same period last year, as corn harvest dwindled due to the...

Business