economy

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…

Bargain-hunting lifts PH stocks; up 1.38%

Bargain-hunting lifted the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi), allowing the local bourse to conclude the…

IMAs allowed to invest in central bank securities

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will now allow investment management accounts (IMA) of trust…

BSP eyes PH shift to coin-lite society

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will double down on its efforts to promote digital…

Iraq and UK reach mega-infrastructure deals in reset of ties

LONDON — Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani met Tuesday with his UK counterpart Keir…

Argentine annual inflation nosedives, in boost for Milei

BUENOS AIRES — Javier Milei’s government boasted Tuesday that it had “pulverized inflation” after statistics…

Mexico hails $5-B Amazon investment

MEXICO CITY — Mexico on Tuesday trumpeted a multibillion-dollar investment pledge from Amazon as a…

Weaker peso curbed remittances in Nov

Money sent home by Filipinos abroad fell to the lowest level in six months in…

PSEi sinks deeper amid US worries

The local bourse sank deeper on Tuesday as uncertainty over inflation in the United States…