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EDITORIAL - Still a laggard

June 29, 2014 - 12:00am

Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economy also posted the biggest growth in foreign direct investment last year. The latest World Investment Report prepared by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development...

Opinion

Enhancing SMEs’ competitiveness, access to export markets critical to economic growth

By Philexport | May 12, 2014 - 12:00am

Philippine government support is crucial for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to strengthen their competitiveness in their local territory while gaining access to foreign markets and global supply chai...

Business As Usual

EDITORIAL - No room for smugness

June 28, 2013 - 12:00am

Here’s another reminder to the administration that while the country may have been doing relatively well economically in recent years, our neighbors are doing better.

Opinion

Phl lags in FDI inflows in Asean

By Ted P. Torres | June 27, 2013 - 12:00am

The Philippines logged behind other Southeast Asian countries in attracting foreign direct investments (FDIs) last year, an...

Business

Phl told to maximize potential, address infra gap

July 6, 2012 - 12:00am

The Philippines should maximize its potentials as well as address the infrastructure gap to attract more foreign investments, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) World Investment...

Business

ASEAN, OECD enhance investment cooperation

November 20, 2010 - 9:00pm

The Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) have been enhancing investment cooperation in which ASEAN keeps promoting and facilitating investment...

Wrong Arroyo tells truth on investments

By Boo Chanco | September 23, 2009 - 12:00am

The wrong Arroyo told the truth last week on the state of foreign direct investments (FDIs) in the country. NEDA Director Dennis Arroyo said government must do more to attract investors by doing the basic things...

Business

Government urged to do more to attract foreign investors

By Iris Gonzales | September 20, 2009 - 12:00am

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) urged the government to exert more effort to attract investors, saying that the global financial crisis has slowed down foreign direct investments coming into...

Business

Fiscal imbalance main threat to RP stability — ADB

By Ted P. Torres | August 28, 2003 - 12:00am

The country’s fiscal imbalance remains the biggest threat to economic stability, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in its country report released yesterday. The report added that "fiscal management...

Business