Philippines exports, imports grow faster than expected Outbound shipments from the Philippines grew more than expected in March, but a surprise rise in imports helped drive the country’s trade deficit higher than anticipated. — Financial […]
Duterte’s Populist Project Grinds On Almost one year into office, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte continues to rule with characteristic sound and fury. Under his watch, the Southeast Asian nation has experienced a radical reorientation of […]
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Asean Morning News Compiled by AEC News Today @aecnewstoday Mobility of goods, capital, and people in Asia One big issue that failed to land on front pages during the ASEAN Prosperity Summit last week […]
Gov’t to continue allowing private sector to import rice under new rules The government will continue allowing the private sector to import rice but the Department of Agriculture has to craft regulations to ensure there […]
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Asean Morning News Compiled by AEC News Today @aecnewstoday Deficient airports limiting Asean tourism potential Poor infrastructure and rigid policies are still hampering borderless travel in the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (Asean) region. […]
BOI OKs P1.34-B power project The Board of Investments (BOI) has approved a P1.34-billion power plant project of Consunji-owned Southwest Luzon Power Generation Corp., noting that this would provide a “crucial backup” to avoid power […]
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Asean Morning News Compiled by AEC News Today @aecnewstoday ADB Launches New Initiatives to Improve and Monitor PPP Business Environment The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced two new initiatives to improve and monitor the […]
Philippines is top economic performer in region – Asean research The Philippines is “the top economic performer” in the region and the Duterte administration does not pose political risks that might make the country less […]
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Asean Morning News Compiled by AEC News Today @aecnewstoday Asean has invested ‘less than half’ of what it will need Southeast Asia’s leading economies have some of the wider region’s fastest growth rates and […]
Up to $770-M water, sanitation projects in 2017-2019 pipeline for ADB approval Up to $770 million worth of Philippine water- and sanitation-related projects for implementation in 2017-2019 are up for Asian Development Bank (ADB) approval, […]
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Asean Morning News Compiled by AEC News Today @aecnewstoday Is Facebook putting profit before freedom in Southeast Asia? These are profitable yet testing times for Facebook in Southeast Asia, the US-based social media giant’s […]
More than 5,600 unsolved killings in 9 months, police admit More than 5,600 homicide cases remain unsolved in nine months after President Rodrigo Duterte rose to power and ordered a campaign against illegal drugs, police […]