Economic growth across the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region is expected to decelerate sharply in 2025, falling to 2.6 percent from 3.6 percent last year. Intensifying trade tensions and growing policy uncertainty are eroding business confidence and stifling investment in the region,...
The member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), including the Philippines, have expressed support for a global measure that provides benchmarks to boost the investment and business climate of its members. In a statement, APEC is calling for the integration of the investment...
The UK meat alternative business continues to erode the earnings of food and beverage giant Monde Nissin Corporation, although Quorn’s losses and the principal shareholders’ guarantee have further exacerbated the situation, rather than easing the burden. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock...
(PULSE ASIA) As partial results continue to come in following the elections on May 12, Pulse Asia President Ronald Holmes offered insights into the factors that may have contributed to the differences between the firm’s pre-election surveys and the actual vote count. According to Holmes, late...
There’s no denying that fitness is having a moment. What was once confined to gyms and training studios has evolved—getting active now means more than just lifting weights or hitting the treadmill. Locally, this shift is evident in the rise of run clubs and active communities, cities...
The 16th Philippine SME Business Expo (PHILSME 2025) commenced at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex, drawing thousands of entrepreneurs and industry players. The two-day B2B trade show aims to fuel business momentum under the theme "Driving Momentum: Pursuing Ingenuity, Resiliency,...
Pulse Asia has disowned a survey that was allegedly conducted and released under its name in Davao City from April 26 to May 6 that purportedly showed former president Rodrigo Duterte, his sons, grandson, and a close ally commanding huge advantage in the forthcoming local elections. In a statement...
Mall vacancy is projected to return to pre-pandemic levels this year as foreign retail brands strive to capture the interest of a populace that still prefers shopping inside physical malls, according to a report by property advisory firm Colliers. In its first quarter Metro Manila retail report,...
Zamora-led mining firm Nickel Asia Corp. (NAC) reported a 148 percent increase in its attributable net income to ₱501.03 million in the first quarter of 2025, from ₱202.38 million in the previous year, driven by the sale of its minority stake in a nickel processing operator in Palawan. In a...
Strong loan growth and trading gains helped Asia United Bank (AUB) sustain a streak of double-digit net income growth for 17 straight quarters which started during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. “We have managed to sustain the growth in our profitability since the pandemic, thanks to our robust...
With headline inflation falling to its lowest level in over five years, local and international financial institutions now expect the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to cut key interest rates by a total of 75 basis points (bps) by year-end, with the first reduction likely as early as the upcoming...
The uncertainties facing Asia and the Pacific are also an opportunity to build a more resilient and sustainable future, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda said at the opening session of the multilateral lender’s 58th annual meeting of its board of governors in Milan, Italy....
