Foreign direct investments (FDI) last year dropped 24.6 percent to a net inflow of $6.542 billion from $8.671 billion in 2019, but it was more than the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) $6-billion projection for 2020. “The disruptive impact of the pandemic on global supply chains and the weak...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) announced that it is starting to clean and widen the Pasig River in April with the arrival of two new dredging equipment capable of pulling out 600,000 tons of silt and solid waste a year for the next five years. “Through the years, Pasig River has become...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez expressed confidence the domestic economy can recover in the third quarter this year as long as the government will not pull back the reopening of economic sectors into “quarantine in general,” but instead implement granular lockdowns in areas with...
The local stock market fell as the number of new COVID cases surged while foreign investors shift funds to the US. The PSEi plunged 125.45 points or 1.81 percent to close at 6,756.92 as bank stocks led the drop across the board. A total of 7.2 billion shares worth P9.85 billion changed hands as...
Committed investments approved by the Board of Investments in the first two months this year jumped 156 percent to P121.9 billion (approximately $2.5 billion) vis-a-vis P47.625 million in the same period in 2020, indicating that recovery is within sight. This was revealed by Trade and Industry...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez expressed confidence of strong rebound in the country’s manufacturing output in the coming months. Lopez said following a sustained growth in the Philippine manufacturing out in February, according to a survey conducted by IHS Markit. ...
Secretary Ramon M. Lopez Department of Trade and Industry We should never think small when we talk about micro, small, medium enterprises (MSMEs). The implementation of stricter health lockdowns in the first quarter of 2020 to prevent the spread of COVID-19 had severely affected businesses,...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) continues to help fisherfolk relocatees at its new sustainable, disaster-resilient community in Sariaya, Quezon sustain their livelihood, by turning over to them 36 fishing boats. The firm said the donation will benefit some 69 fishermen, who used to live in at-risk...
Trade and Industry Ramon M. Lopez expressed optimism that the Philippine economy will go back to pre-pandemic level ahead of 2023 that President Duterte earlier projected. “It is still possible. Will do our best, through other economic reforms and programs,” Lopez said when asked if the...
Starting Friday, March 5, 2021, libraries, museums, cultural centers, meetings and conventions, and limited tourist attractions and video games arcades will be allowed to operate at a maximum of 50 percent under general community quarantine (GCQ) and 75 percent under modified GCQ (MGCQ). ...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez has raised the likelihood of allowing lower tariffs on rice from India as a way of minimizing tariff barriers for the Philippines very vital commodity. Lopez mentioned this during the Philippines Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce (FICCI) and the...
Philippine garment factories expect to receive new orders worth up to $500 million from top global fashion brands as they start transferring production orders from troubled Myanmar to the Philippines and other Asian countries. Photo credit: (Philexport News and Features) Foreign Buyers Association...
