Philippines
Philippines
January 31, 2012
The Philippines economy slowed in 2011 as global economic uncertainties hurt demand and dented the country's export sector.
Growth was "a relatively feeble" 3.7 percent during the year,...
January 18, 2012
Declining profit margin due to competition may be the distinguishing factor that was magnified in the retail sector in 2011, but players continued to note strong consumer purchasing power in Cebu,...
January 04, 2012
The Philippines said on Monday it was ready to release funding for infrastructure projects worth PHP141.8 billion (USD3.2b), and wanted to start spending early in 2012 as it looks to stimulate...
December 22, 2011
The Philippine economy is forecast to grow by just 3.6 percent this year, from an earlier outlook of 4.2 percent, the eurozone continued to slip into a recession and the US economy remained stagnant...
December 15, 2011
Exports from the Philippines fell in October, with sales of electronic goods dropping due to weak demand.
Shipments declined by 14.6 percent compared to October 2010.
But compared to the previous...
December 15, 2011
The expanding retail markets of the Philippines and other Asian countries are hotter and bursting with opportunity. Exporters can thus gear their marketing efforts towards expanding the local retail...
December 08, 2011
Inflation in the Philippines eased to 4.7 percent in November compared with October's 5.3 percent on-year rise, giving the central bank room to ease monetary policy early next year.
Food and...
November 29, 2011
The Philippine economy expanded a seasonally adjusted 0.3 percent in the September quarter from the previous three months, weaker than expected, raising questions on whether the central bank will...
November 15, 2011
Retailing in the Philippines spans a gamut of venues from supermarkets to hypermarkets, warehouse and discount clubs, large malls, mall boutiques and shops, convenience stores, wet and dry markets,...
November 14, 2011
Philippine exports fell for the fifth straight month in September, contracting by 27 percent from a year earlier to USD3.88 billion, weighed primarily by a sharp decline in electronic shipments, the...
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