In a vote of confidence, international debt watcher S&P Global upgraded the country’s credit rating from “BBB” to “BBB+” with a “stable” outlook. In a report released Tuesday, 30 April…
The Philippines is set to join in May five other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) along with Japan in operating a disaster risk insurance facility that…
World Bank Group president David Malpass has welcomed a proposal by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III for multilateral lenders to closely coordinate their development efforts in the Asia-Pacific region, and…
The Philippine Tax Academy (PTA) is now in the process of designing courses for an online application-based microlearning platform in line with its efforts to make continuing education and training…
Majority of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the country are supportive of the Tax Reform for Attracting Better and High-Quality Opportunities or TRABAHO bill currently pending in the…
The World Bank has responded positively to the Philippines’ call for the institution to closely coordinate its efforts and explore complementarities with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to more efficiently…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has called on Japanese companies to invest more in the Philippines’ fast-growing economy, where higher consumer demand fueled by tax reform and an aggressive infrastructure…
WASHINGTON DC—Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has told leaders of the American business community that now is the "best time" for them to invest more in the Philippines so they…
WASHINGTON DC—The World Bank’s generous support for the Philippines’ sustainable development programs is a key factor in helping the country secure its status as an upper middle-income economy in 2019,…
The National Food Authority (NFA) will continue to operate even with the rice tariffication law in place, but it needs to strengthen its logistics capacity, ensuring that the government has…
