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Inflation slows to 3.1% in 2002

By Rica Delfinado | January 7, 2003 - 12:00am

Consumer prices rose by 2.6 percent in December, bringing the average inflation rate for the whole of 2002 at 3.1 percent, the National Statistics Office (NSO) reported yesterday.

Business

11-month budget gap hits P200B

By Des Ferriols | December 18, 2002 - 12:00am

The government said yesterday its swelling budget deficit may be lower- than- expected this year after it likely hit around P200 billion by the end of November.

Business

Inflation eases to 15-year low in November

By Des Ferriols | December 6, 2002 - 12:00am

The country’s inflation rate eased in November to its lowest level in 15 years, defying expectations of a rise due to fuel price hikes, but the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said yesterday any shift in...

Business

Fitch downgrades RP rating to ‘negative’

By Des Ferriols | November 26, 2002 - 12:00am

London-based Fitch Ratings became the second global credit ratings firm in a month to downgrade the sovereign outlook for the Philippines from " stable " to "negative."

Business

BSP keeps key rates steady

By Des Ferriols | September 27, 2002 - 12:00am

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) left key interest rates unchanged at decade lows yesterday, but economists said monetary policy could be eased later in the year or early in 2003 due to external risks and soft...

Business

Growth of imports slows in May, but recovery still on

By Rica Delfinado | July 20, 2002 - 12:00am

The country’s imports recorded slower growth in May from a five-year high in April but were sufficient enough to signal that a tentative recovery in manufacturing was at least being maintained, economists...

Business

Budget deficit of P35.9B within target

By Des Ferriols | April 20, 2002 - 12:00am

The country posted a budget deficit of P35.9 billion in the first two months of the year, well within government’s expectations, and representing 69.7 percent of the first quarter’s...

Business

Imports plunge sharply due to weak economy

By Rica Delfinado | December 20, 2001 - 12:00am

A sharp drop in imports coupled with weakening exports helped boost the country’s October trade surplus to its highest level since February, preserving foreign exchange reserves but indicating a weak economy,...

Business