Philippines tops Asia on financial inclusion list THE PHILIPPINES remains Asia’s leader in financial inclusion due to policies supportive of wider banking access, the Brookings Institution said in a report, even as the country slipped […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu ASEAN reinforces relations with UN, Switzerland Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Le Luong Minh held working sessions at the United Nations Office […]
PH external debt drops by 1.8% to $72.5 billion in Q2 2017 The country’s total debt owed to foreign creditors dropped in the 2nd quarter of 2017, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu ASEAN’s highest quality citizenship: Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei The people of Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei enjoy the highest quality citizenship in Southeast Asia, according to a recent […]
PSE sets P2.5-B follow-on offering The Philippine Stock Exchange has firmed up a plan to offer about P2.5 billion in fresh capital through a follow-on equity offering, mandating BDO Capital & Investment Corp. to arrange […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Asean police to get better info-sharing database With returning Islamic State in Iraq and Syria fighters passing through Asean countries, there is a need for close […]
PH slips 1 notch in human capital index The Philippines has slipped in an annual ranking of how countries are developing their human capital but overall its performance remains above the global average. — The […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu US firms bullish on Asean despite TPP exit American business enthusiasm in Southeast Asia is bent but far from broken even as the region grapples with […]
Gov’t plans $1-B global bond sale THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT plans to raise $1 billion from a global bond sale to help finance next year’s P3.767-trillion national budget, which now awaits legislative approval, documents from the […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu ASEAN has larger buffers against capital outflows, says economist Nomura Research sees Southeast Asian countries have larger buffers to cushion the impacts of capital outflow risks […]
Diesel up by P1.30/liter, gasoline by P0.45 Extreme weather swings in oil-producing jurisdictions took its “spillover effect” on the Philippine oil industry as the cost of diesel increased sharply by P1.30 per liter effective today. […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Consumption growth, not integration, leads investors to ASEAN A growing consumer market has been identified as the number one attraction of ASEAN, rather than its economic […]