A tax loophole in e-commerce
"While there is no doubt that e-commerce will be a key pillar of our economic recovery, there must be fair ...
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PH now 7th largest franchise market in the world
Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual said Tuesday the Philippines is now the seventh largest franchise market in the world as he ...
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Canada’s GDP expanded by 3.3% in second quarter
OTTAWA, Canada—Canada’s economy accelerated in the second quarter of 2022, benefitting from higher commodity prices after emerging from pandemic lockdowns ...
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Diokno says record P12.79-t gov’t debt remains manageable
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said Thursday the government debt remains at a manageable level despite rising to a record level ...
Read moreGDP grew 7.4% in second quarter
The Philippine economy grew 7.4 percent year-on-year in the second quarter, slower than the revised 8.2 percent expansion in the ...
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UK bank maintains 8% growth forecast
Standard Chartered Bank on Friday maintained its gross domestic product growth forecast of 8 percent for the Philippines this year. ...
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PCCI says reopening of schools to help attain 8% GDP growth goal
The country’s biggest business group said an 8-percent annual gross domestic product growth this year is possible if the government ...
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Fitch Solutions sees PH registering wider account deficit this year
Fitch Solutions, a unit of the Fitch Group, revised its forecast for the 2022 Philippine current account deficit as a ...
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Gov’t unveils robust GDP growth goals for six years
The government’s economic managers on Friday disclosed a six-year economic plan that aims to reduce the budget deficit, bring down ...
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GDP growth expected to remain intact at 6.2%
Macquarie Bank of Australia said the Philippine economic growth in 2022 will remain intact at 6.2 percent under the new ...
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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.