Philippines morning news for December 20

BoP position improved to $847-m surplus in November The balance of payments position swang to…

BoP position improved to $847-m surplus in November The balance of payments position swang to…

External debt service rises by 11% in September The country’s external debt service burden was…

Remittances up 2.9% to USD26.5-B at end-October Personal remittances from overseas Filipinos (OFs) for the…

Hot money posts November net inflow of $832M SHORT-TERM investments made by foreign investors to…

Congress fails to pass 2019 budget bill Lawmakers adjourned their session for their month-long Christmas…

Infra spending up 50% in 10 months Construction of more roads, health facilities, school buildings…

FDI net inflows climbed 24.2% to $8b in 3 quarters Net inflows of foreign direct…

ADB agrees to lend $7.5 billions in loans to Philippines over 3 years Multilateral lender…

External debt service up 10.46% The country’s external debt service burden increased by 10.46 percent…

Foreign investment pledges rise 6.5% to P45.9 billion in Q3 Foreign investment pledges approved by…

November inflation eased to 4-month low of 6%—PSA Inflation eased to a four-month low of…

‘Philippines to miss growth targets in 2018 and 2019’ Sun Life of Canada (Philippines) Inc.…

Treasury: National government debt jumped P666b to P7.17t in October Outstanding national government debt jumped…

MCIA-T2: $330 bln terminal boosts visitor arrivals and airport experience (video) A spectacular second terminal…

Philippines gets $300 million PPP infrastructure loan The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $300…

Govt spent P571b for infra projects in first nine months Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III…