The government, through the PPA and its related agencies, is investing in port infrastructure to meet the growing demands of ...

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS (FDI) in the Philippines rose 7.1% year on year in April, boosted by inflows from Japan and investments in the manufacturing sector, according to the central bank. “Net ...

In some parts of Russia, schoolgirls who become pregnant are being paid more than 100,000 roubles (nearly £900) for giving birth and raising their babies. This new measure, introduced in the past few ...

THE PHILIPPINES’ top economist on Wednesday backed a proposal to tax online gambling, but said the government’s economic planning agency has yet to study a total ban.

THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE on Thursday raised alarm over the US decision to increase tariffs on Philippine exports to 20%, as a high-level delegation prepares to fly to Washington next week to seek ...

More than 20 years ago, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) working paper defined policy ownership in these terms: “…a willing assumption of responsibilities for an agreed program of policies, by ...

JOBS in environmental preservation and climate resilience hold the potential to bring in more people into the workforce, union officials and analysts said.

BANKS in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region are struggling to maximize the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies amid rapid digitalization and the lack of expertise and appropriate ...

RCBC TRUST Corp., the stand-alone trust and investment arm of listed Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC), saw its assets under management (AUMs) rise by 14% year on year to P186 billion as of ...

GREEN CORE Geothermal, Inc. (GCGI), a subsidiary of Energy Development Corp. (EDC), is planning a P3.02-billion expansion of its 112.5-megawatt (MW) Palinpinon 1 Geothermal Power Plant Project in ...

MARAGONDON Wind Energy Corp. (MWEC) plans to build a 200-megawatt (MW) wind power project in Cavite, with operations expected to start by 2028. “The proposed 200-MW onshore wind project aims to ...

THE PESO climbed on Thursday after US President Donald J. Trump’s announcement of a 50% tariff on copper weighed on the greenback. The local unit closed at P56.47 per dollar, rising by 10 centavos ...