MANILA, Sept 2 - The Philippine Bureau of Treasury is in advanced talks with banks on issuing retail treasury bonds, Treasurer Roberto Tan said on Wednesday. Asked about the volume of the issue or when...
MANILA, Sept 2 - The Philippine central bank reiterated on Wednesday that monetary policy would remain "appropriately accommodative" but it would continue to be wary of any uptick in inflation. "We can see that there...
MANILA, Sept 2 - The Philippine government is considering raising its targets for GDP growth this year and next year, the country's chief economic planner said on Wednesday. Augusto Santos, currently head of the National...
MANILA, Aug 28 - The energy unit of Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corp <SMC.PS> submitted the highest bid of $1.072 billion for a contract to purchase power from the 1,000 megawatt Sual coal-fired plant, results...
MANILA, Aug 27 - The Philippines said on Thursday the economy should surpass a growth target of 2.6-3.6 percent for 2010. "Yes, higher than forecast," Dennis Arroyo, head of policy planning at the National Economic...
MANILA, Aug 27 - The Philippines should surpass an annual growth target of 0.8 to 1.8 percent this year as the government expects election-related spending to start in the second half, fuelling higher consumption, a...
MANILA, Aug 27 - The Philippine government announced on Thursday that it had revised annual economic growth in the first quarter to 0.6 percent from the previously announced 0.4 percent. The government also revised the...
* Economy reverses Q1 GDP fall with 2.4 pct growth in Q2 * Q2 growth higher than market estimates * Data supports c.bank decision to end easing cycle MANILA, Aug 27 - Philippine second-quarter gross...
MANILA, Aug 26 - The Philippine economy will not slip into a recession and is expected to post growth for the whole of 2009, the economic planning chief said on Wednesday. "The Philippines is not...
HONG KONG, Aug 20 - Indonesia's offshore bonds, once viewed as much riskier than bonds from similar-rated Philippines, are closing in on the gap as Jakarta delivers strong growth and fiscal numbers while Manila disappoints...