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BSP: Inflation dampens business confidence in Q3

September 6, 2018 - 8:45pm

Faster inflation has claimed another victim, this time, businesses whose optimism on the economy has dropped to its weakest...

Business

Consumers turn more optimistic in Q2 2018

By Lawrence Agcaoili | June 9, 2018 - 12:00am

Filipino consumers turned more optimistic in the second quarter as the confidence index showed improvement, reversing three...

Business

Phl outbound travel spending notches 2nd fastest growth in 2013

By Donnabelle L. Gatdula | January 23, 2014 - 12:00am

Filipinos have been identified as one of the fastest growing travel spenders among emerging markets in 2013, data from the United Nations World Travel Organization (UNWTO) showed.

Business

Higher IT confidence linked to better business results, says survey

August 19, 2013 - 12:00am

Small and medium businesses (SMBs) with higher information technology (IT) confidence scores are more successful in leveraging...

Business As Usual

Business confidence in economy up in 2nd quarter

May 25, 2012 - 11:00pm

Businessmen in the Philippines are more confident about the prospects of the country's economy due to the seasonal increase in demand for their products and the increase in government spending, the Philippine central...

Business sentiment improves in 3rd quarter

August 27, 2009 - 8:03pm

Business confidence on the local economy has improved thanks to expectations that the global recession is bottoming out, the Philippine central bank reported on Thursday.

Business confidence goes up in RP economy

May 21, 2009 - 11:01pm

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - Business confidence in the local economy has improved thanks to expectations of slight recovery in the global economic market, the central bank said today.

Business sentiment cautious in Philippines amid economic crisis

February 26, 2009 - 8:01pm

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - Most businesses are cautious in the first quarter of 2009, weighed down by concerns on the global economic crisis and slowdown in export growth, the Philippine central bank said t...

Consumer confidence remains negative

By Des Ferriols | December 14, 2008 - 12:00am

Consumer confidence remains negative for the fourth quarter of the year and the first quarter of 2009, but some improvement was noted as global oil prices continued to decline.

Headlines

Consumer outlook plunges

By Des Ferriols | September 12, 2008 - 12:00am

Consumer confidence plunged to its lowest level in the third quarter of the year, and although some improvement was expected ...

Headlines