2018 Corruption Index: Philippines improves 12 notches to 99th The Philippines’ ranking has improved 12 notches in the 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) conducted by the global anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International. — The Philippine Star […]
Electability Gap Between Prabowo, Jokowi is 11 Percent: Hashim Hashim Djojohadikusumo, deputy chairman of Gerindra Party’s advisory council, said that the internal survey of the National Campaign Agency (BPN) of Prabowo – Sandiaga revealed the […]
Senators firm up schedule to front-load budget bill SENATORS on Monday moved to firm up the timetable for Congress to front-load passage of the P3.757-trillion 2019 budget bill, amid reports that the delayed enactment of […]
Indonesia Scouts for Investment Targets for $8 Billion Hajj Fund Indonesia is seeking new avenues to deploy a part of its $8 billion Hajj funds. — Bloomberg Indonesia death toll from floods, landslides climbs to […]
Double-tap bomb kills 18 at Philippines mass A double bomb attack during services at a Roman Catholic cathedral killed at least 18 people on a southern Philippines island. — Bangkok Post/ AFP Q1 GDP growth […]
The Philippines government spending on infrastructure may have hit 6.2 per cent of the country’s economy in 2018, a continuation of the fast-tracked spending under President Rodrigo Duterte’s ambitious “Build, Build, Build” programme. Budget Secretary […]
BNI Earmarks Rp4tn to Acquire Banks, Insurers Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) is preparing Rp3 trillion to Rp4 trillion for business expansion purposes this year. Among others, the bank plans to acquire a financial service entity […]
Economic team lists risks as growth slows to 6.2% THE reenacted budget and the 45-day ban on government spending in preparation for the elections will delay the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build” (BBB) program, according […]
Indonesia’s economy hit by international trade war Stakeholders are worried the China-US trade war will continue to take its toll on Indonesia after it inflicted a huge blow to the country’s trade balance last year. […]
Gov’t keeps 7-8% growth target this year THE GOVERNMENT will hold on to its 7-8% growth target this year, according to Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III who noted the Philippines has room to stand […]
A rice trading entrepreneur from Cambodia and the head of a Myanmar agriculture and trading company have been awarded scholarships to this year’s Asean Global Leadership Program (AGLP) in London, while the fourth edition of […]
China Pledges Nearly US $600 Million in Aid to Cambodia Over Three Years: PM Hun Sen China will provide Cambodia with 4 billion yuan (U.S. $587.6 million) in aid over the next three years, Cambodia’s […]