The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lowered its inflation forecast for the Philippines due to moderating price pressures, particularly in food and core inflation. In its latest Asian Development Outlook (ADO) report, the Manila-based multilateral institution revised its inflation forecast for the...
Downward Philippine inflation in the near term would be slightly offset by the new law imposing 12-percent value added tax (VAT) on digital services, Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) said. In an Oct. 4 report, UOB senior economist Julia Goh and economist Loke Siew Ting noted that there is...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said that the rising employment rate in the country would help cushion the impact of higher inflation on the purchasing power of Filipinos. In a statement, NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan stressed the immediate need to address inflation,...