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THE PHILIPPINES dropped four spots in the 2025 Global Startup Ecosystem Index amid persistent gaps in infrastructure and regulations, according t..

The Philippines’ balance of payments (BOP) settled with a deficit of $2.6 billion in April, wider by 30 percent than the $1.97 billion deficit r..

MANILA, Philippines — Foreign investment commitments approved by investment promotion agencies (IPAs) plunged by 82 percent in the first quarter..

DEBT payments by the national government were down 64.94 percent as of end-February from a year earlier, with the decline traced to lower amortiz..

THE National Government’s (NG) domestic debt offerings could see higher demand in the coming months after the Bureau of the Treasury (..

The Philippines’ creative economy posted its slowest growth in three years in 2024 after high inflation and elevated interest rates squeezed hou..

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the Philippine economy grew by 5.4 percent in the first quarter of 2025, falling short of mark..

Asked what the first quarter economic performance means for businesses and consumers, John Paolo Rivera, a senior research fellow at the Philippine In..

THE Philippines’ dollar reserves declined by 1.9% as of end-April, as the National Government (NG) repaid more foreign debt, the central ba..

Lending by big Philippine banks grew 11.8 percent to P13.188 trillion in March from P11.795 trillion a year earlier, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (..

THE national government’s outstanding debt continued to rise, hitting a fresh record level of P16.683 trillion as of the end of March, due to hi..

THE Philippines digital economy expanded to P2.25 trillion in 2024 and contributed 8.5 percent to gross domestic product, the Philippine Statistics Au..

MANILA, Philippines – The digital economy of the Philippines grew at a slower rate in 2024, resulting in a smaller share to total output, after ..

THE digital economy’s contribution to the Philippine economy was little changed at 8.5% in 2024 from 8.6% previously, the Philippine Statis..

Foreign borrowings up 118% at $6.29B Approvals by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) of private foreign borrowings more than doubled in the first ..