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‘2016 polls to have minimal impact on Philippine credit rating’

By Lawrence Agcaoili | November 12, 2015 - 9:00am

The elections next year will have minimal impact on the country’s credit rating, Moody’s Investors Service said in a report.

Headlines

‘Shortcomings of the current growth scene’

By Gerardo P. Sicat | March 11, 2015 - 12:00am

My comments last week on the country’s high growth performance emphasized the role of luck and the importance of international perception on economic prospects. Good perception creates a positive outlook....

Business

Team Phl ready for 23rd World Memory tourney

December 5, 2014 - 12:00am

Members of the Philippine Memory team are all primed-up for the 23rd World Memory Championship slated Dec. 11-13 in Hainan, China.

Sports

S&P sees steady growth in Asia Pacific

By Ted P. Torres | May 2, 2014 - 12:00am

Standard & Poor Financial Services (S&P) expects economic growth in the Asia Pacific region to remain steady this year and next.

Business

Phl seen with significant future growth in construction

April 22, 2014 - 12:00am

While the construction industry has tempered in some parts of Asia, construction spending growth in Indonesia and China will remain the strongest in the region but special attention should be made of the growth potential...

Business

John Kerry mocks those who deny climate change

By Matthew Lee | February 18, 2014 - 2:47am

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday called climate change perhaps the world's "most fearsome" destructive weapon and mocked those who deny its existence or question its causes, comparing them to people who...

World

Key BSP rates to hold up until 2014 – DBS

By Kathleen A. Martin | September 15, 2013 - 12:00am

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is expected to keep rates steady until the second quarter of next year, Singapore-based DBS said.

Business

Jollibee banks on Pinoys’ higher spending power

By Neil Jerome C. Morales | June 29, 2013 - 12:00am

Fastfood giant Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) is banking on Filipinos’ higher spending power, new branches and product launches to grow its profits further this year.

Business

Global competitiveness Phl eyes top third ranking by 2016

By Grace Melanie L. Lacamiento | June 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Although the country has to exert more effort particularly in terms of job generation, labor productivity and infrastructure, the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) remains bullish that the Philippines could...

Freeman Cebu Business

Phl world competitiveness ranking up by five notches

By Grace Melanie L. Lacamiento | May 31, 2013 - 12:00am

In the latest IMD World Competitiveness Report, Philippines moved up five places from ranking 43rd in 2012 to 38th out of 60 economies this year, posting the largest gain among five economies in the Association of...

Freeman Cebu Business