Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III has expressed dismay over the Board of Investment’s (BOI) failure to attract foreign companies that were moving their productions out of China. MB file Speaking at the virtual 46th Philippine Business Conference and Expo, Dominguez said that the...
Banks’ foreign currency deposit units (FCDUs) totaled $18 billion as of end-June, down by 1.7 percent or $303 million compared to the previous quarter’s $18.3 billion with principal payments still exceeding disbursements, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin)...
The country’s external debt service burden was down by 17 percent end-June to $3.983 billion from $4.80 billion same time last year, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed. Debt service burden is principal and interest payments on both the public and private sector debts...
Because of the pandemic and temporary suspension of some of its open market facilities, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) earned less in the second quarter, reducing its six-month net income to P13.714 billion or 54.1 percent lower than same time in 2019 of P29.883 billion. The BSP has been...
The central bank yesterday said for the first half of 2020 the country’s net foreign direct investments (FDI) inflows fell by 18.3 percent to $2.997 billion from $3.670 billion same period last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. FDIs are equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and...
The continuous appreciation of Philippine peso versus other currencies may continue to pull down water rates in Metro Manila until the first quarter of 2021. MB File photo. (ALVIN KASIBAN) This is because of the Foreign Currency Differential Adjustment (FCDA) tariff mechanism that Maynilad Water...
After pressure from top American universities and tech companies, the controversial ICE restriction that would have required many international students to leave the US will now be rescinded The Trump administration has agreed to rescind the new restrictions on international students...
