economy

IMF raises global growth outlook, flags rising economic divergence

WASHINGTON — Global growth is expected to increase slightly this year while remaining stuck below…

Investors jittery ahead of Trump inauguration

Investors are on wait-and-see mode with Donald Trump’s inauguration set to happen this week as…

Future shock: Top global risks today and in next decade

As we leave 2024 behind, a complex “super election” year that tested just about every…

Keeping a war chest for health crises tops Pinoys’ priorities

To lead a healthy life and run one’s own business—this is what Filipinos want to…

PH banks on rate cuts to spur 2025 growth

Miriam Sanchez, a 55-year-old housewife in Cavite, has a big wish this year: more affordable…

PH curbs offshore debt market appetite

The Marcos administration would do its best to lock in the lowest borrowing costs possible…

BIZ BUZZ: NGCP says it again: China link not a security threat

Sounds like a broken record by now? Nevertheless, an official of the National Grid Corp.…

Finland seeks to entice more skilled Filipino workers

The government of Finland is looking to attract more Filipinos to work in their country…

Recto: Gov’t might have missed ʼ24 growth target

Economic growth in 2024 might have fallen short of the Marcos administration’s target, Finance Secretary…

Poll: Rich hogging political clout seen driving PH inequality

In 2022, the year a new administration took over, the World Bank (WB) came out…