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PH rice import tally to decline

The Philippines may end this year with lower rice imports as better harvests boost local…

IMF downgrades 2025 PH growth forecast to 5.1%

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowered its growth forecast for the Philippines amid an ongoing…

The AI leap year: How 2026 will split the market into leaders and followers

Most years are incremental. The calendar flips, the slogans change and the same companies stay…

Remolona sees room for one more rate cut in 2026

Any further rate easing next year—if it comes at all—will likely be limited to a…

BSP cuts rate to over 3-yr low of 4.5%

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) ended 2025 with another quarter-point rate cut, moving to…

PH urged to allow more meat imports to meet consumer demands

The British Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (BCCP) is urging the government to allow…

Peso sinks to new record low as markets price in BSP cut

The Philippine peso tumbled to a fresh record low on Tuesday, pressured by growing expectations…

Solo travel emerges as a new driver of Asian tourism

More and more travelers going to Asia are doing away with companions and ditching group…

Global rice prices drop to lowest since April 2017 

Global rice prices have dropped to their lowest since April 2017 as countries sought to…

Corruption, catastrophe, awakening the spirit of dialogue at Davos

“From the ruins of natural disasters to the floods now sweeping across South and Southeast…