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Consumer confidence slips in Q1

By Lawrence Agcaoili | March 25, 2017 - 12:00am

Filipino consumers turned less optimistic in the first quarter of the year after the confidence index soared to an all-time high in the fourth quarter of 2016, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yes...

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Firms to expand, hire more in Q4 – BSP survey

By Lawrence Agcaoili | August 30, 2015 - 10:00am

Companies are set to expand their operations and hire more workers as businesses are bullish about the prospects in the fourth...

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Visayas business confidence dims in Q2

August 26, 2015 - 10:00am

Business confidence turned less upbeat in Central and Western Visayas in the second quarter of 2015, indicating slower economic growth for the first semester of the year, a Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) survey...

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Consumers more upbeat in Q4

By Kathleen A. Martin | December 13, 2014 - 12:00am

Consumer sentiment was more upbeat in the fourth quarter than in the previous three months as Filipinos expect an increase in the availability of jobs and business activity, as well as stable commodity prices, according...

Business

Business confidence lowest in 2 1/yrs

By Kathleen A. Martin | March 1, 2014 - 12:00am

Business confidence in the first quarter of 2014 fell to its lowest level in two and a half years, dampened by a weak peso and  a slowdown in consumer demand.

Business

Business optimism continues to pick up

By Lawrence Agcaoili | May 25, 2012 - 12:00am

For the fourth straight quarter, local businessmen remained optimistic of economic prospects amid growth concerns in the US and the sovereign debt crisis in Europe, a survey conducted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas...

Business

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.