economy

BPI promises 6.2% yield for fresh green bonds

Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has set an interest rate of 6.2 percent per…

PH dollar position back to deficit in June

Payments made by the national government to foreign creditors flipped the Philippines’ dollar position back…

PH still among Asean’s fastest growing economies

The Marcos administration will hit its growth target this year amid easing inflation and expectations…

PH GDP growth estimate for ʼ24 cut, but still 2nd fastest in Asean

The slower-than-expected economic expansion in the first quarter prompted the Asean (Association of Southeast Asian…

More emerging market central banks push digital money

More central banks from emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs), including the Philippines, are starting…

T-bond rates ease after dovish BSP, Fed signals

The government raised a total of at least P60 billion from long-term debt during Tuesday’s…

Low tariffs aid growth of PH meat imports

Philippine meat imports grew by 9.7 percent in the first five months of the year…

Gov’t upsizes T-bills sale, pays more for shorter tenors

The government was able to raise P22.6 billion from Monday’s sale of Treasury bills (T-bills),…

BSP eyes wider array of FX derivatives

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is eyeing an expansion of the list of foreign…

PH projected to import record high 4.7M MT of rice in 2024

The US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service has increased its estimate of the volume…