Economy & Trade
PH steered clear of Europe’s IPR watch list for fourth straight year
The Philippines has steered clear of the European Commission’s intellectual property rights watch list four years since its exclusion from...
Marcos approves 2023-2028 export development plan
Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual said the Department of Trade and Industry formulated and presented the Philippine Export Development Plan 2023-2028...
May inflation cooled down to 11-month low of 6.1%
Inflation cooled down to a one-year low of 6.1 percent in May from 6.6 percent in April on slower increases...
Fernandes wants to form new ride hailing app in PH
Capital A, formerly known as the AirAsia Group, said Monday said it plans to launch a ride hailing platform in...
Investments in economic zones grew 153% in 5 months
Cumulative investments approved by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority grew by 153.74 percent in the first five months to P48...
Credit card group reports drop in payment delinquency to 3.26%
The Credit Card Association of the Philippines, a group of 17 major credit card issuers, reported a decline in delinquency...
5-month investment pledges topped P560b
Investment pledges received by the Board of Investments crossed the P500-billion mark in the first five months, boosting the agency’s...
BOI studies allowing third model under CARS program
The Board of Investments is studying whether it would allow the two participants in the extended vehicle incentives program to...
Biden signs debt ceiling bill into law to prevent default
WASHINGTON, USA—US President Joe Biden on Saturday signed into law a debt ceiling bill passed by Congress after weeks of...
Megatrade deal takes effect
The Department of Trade and Industry underscored the key benefits accorded the Philippines as one of the 10 members of...
Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.