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...
MANILA, Aug 20 - Philippine economic output in the second quarter likely came in between a 0.1 percent contraction and 0.9 percent growth year-on-year, the government said on Thursday. The forecast by the National Economic...
MANILA, Aug 13 - Unmilled rice output in the Philippines, the world's biggest importer of the grain, grew nearly 2 percent to 3.435 million tonnes in the second quarter from a year earlier, data from...
MANILA, Aug 12 - Philippine lawmakers are examining proposals to amend an excise tax law on alcohol and tobacco products to generate at least 20 billion pesos ($420 million) more per year and ease pressure...
MANILA, Aug 12 - Annual economic growth in the Philippines in the second quarter would have been better than the 0.4 percent expansion in the first three months, outgoing socioeconomic planning secretary Ralph Recto said...
* End-July forex reserves at record $39.99 bln * Forex reserves can cover 6.9 mths worth of imports-c.bank * Equal to 6.3 times short-term debt at original maturity MANILA, Aug 7 - The Philippine central...
MANILA, Aug 2 - The current level of liquidity in the Philippine financial system is enough to meet the needs of the economy without stoking inflation, the central bank governor said at the weekend. "I...