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Palace approves 2014 IPP

By Louella Desiderio | December 27, 2014 - 12:00am

The Office of the President has approved the Investment Priorities Plan (IPP) for 2014 which identifies activities that can qualify for incentives from the government.

Business

Pinoy workers remain Phl’s competitive edge

By Carlo S. Lorenciana | December 2, 2014 - 12:00am

Aside from the good investment ratings the Philippines has gained recently, the Filipino workers remain the country’s competitive advantage and are the ones really drawing in foreign investors.

Freeman Cebu Business

S&P upgrades PLDT rating

By Lawrence Agcaoili | May 11, 2014 - 12:00am

New York-based Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) has upgraded the credit rating of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) on the back of its dominance in the telecommunications industry...

Business

Inflation falls to 4.1% (Part 2)

By Ed Limtingco | March 26, 2014 - 12:00am

According to the Institute for Development and Econometric Analysis, Inc. (IDEA) latest NewsBriefs, merchandise exports stood at USD4.382 billion in January, posting a 9.3-percent increase from the USD4.011 billion...

Freeman Cebu Business

PLDT secures another upgrade from S&P

By Lawrence Agcaoili | May 4, 2013 - 12:00am

Dominant carrier Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) got another upgrade from New York-based Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, bringing the company’s credit rating a notch higher than...

Business

Bargain hunting lifts Phl shares

August 18, 2011 - 4:46pm

 Bargain hunters rule the Philippine stock market on Thursday, pushing it to rally by 1.45 percent.

US could still lose AAA debt rating

August 3, 2011 - 12:00am

NEW YORK (AP) — Even if Congress approves a deal to raise the federal government’s debt ceiling, the US could still lose its coveted AAA debt rating sometime in the next six months, largely because the...

Business

Finance chief: RP is not bankrupt

By Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon | June 27, 2010 - 12:00am

Outgoing finance secretary Margarito Teves yesterday denied reports that the Philippines is bankrupt.

Cebu News

PSALM launches debt swap plan

By Lawrence Agcaoili | November 18, 2009 - 12:00am

State-owned Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) has launched a $600-million debt exchange program aimed at stretching the maturity of its debt profile.

Business

‘Business yet to feel effects of growth’

By Mayen Jaymalin | February 5, 2005 - 12:00am

The business community continues to reel from financial difficulties despite encouraging reports about the country’s economic growth. Members of the Employer’s Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) said...

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