by ev3v4hn | Aug 8, 2020 | Business News
Despite the economic recession seen in the Philippines due to coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic-prompted lockdown measures, fiscal managers are not keen on unleashing a fiscal bazooka in a way that would harm the government’s investment credit rating. In an economic forum hosted by Security Bank on Thursday, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III affirmed that keeping a […]
by ev3v4hn | Aug 8, 2020 | Business News
The government has slightly jacked up the programmed spending for infrastructure to P785.5 billion this year as the World Bank noted that the quality of road, power and water infrastructure in the Philippines lagged behind those of its neighbors. The Cabinet-level...
by ev3v4hn | Aug 7, 2020 | Business News
Telco giant PLDT Inc. appealed to the government to judge its performance by established standards on internet speed and coverage after it found itself on the receiving end of attacks by President Duterte during his penultimate State of the Nation Address last month....
by ev3v4hn | Aug 6, 2020 | Business News
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) wants to make it easier for foreign businesses to set up shop here, easing their burden at a time when the health crisis has left Filipino mom-and-pop stores struggling to even pay rent. In a recent Zoom conference with...
by ev3v4hn | Jul 25, 2020 | Business News
Large local business groups want to know how President Duterte will help micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) as they still await a clear action plan several months deep into the pandemic. Ahead of the State of the Nation Address on Monday, three business...
