MANILA, Philippines — The growth in producer prices of manufactured products eased in April from the previous month due mainly to the slower upticks in food products, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Preliminary data released by the PSA yesterday showed the Producer Price Index (PPI) for manufacturing posted a 2.3 percent increase in […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Despite electronics exports declining in the first half of the year, the Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Foundation Inc. (SEIPI) remains optimistic that the industry will grow by five percent, driven by the continued demand for electronics products. In an interview with reporters, SEIPI president Dan Lachica said the group […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Goods traded within the country registered double-digit growth both in terms of value and volume in the first quarter of the year amid increased demand and business activity. Preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed the value of domestic trade rose by 46.7 percent to P199.72 billion in the first […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said inflation could ease below two percent by January next year after staying above the BSP’s two to four percent target range for about 18 months. In an interview with reporters on the sidelines of the general membership meeting of the Fintech Alliance of the Philippines, BSP […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines posted a budget surplus for the second straight month in April, ballooning to P66.8 billion or 13.5 times the surplus recorded in the same period last year, as the acceleration in revenue collection outstripped the growth in government expenditures, according to the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr). Last month’s surplus […]
Read MorePHILIPPINE headline inflation could ease early next year below the central bank’s goal of 2 per cent to 4 per cent, governor Felipe Medalla said, giving monetary authorities leeway on monetary policy. “The most extreme will be January – we might go below 2 per cent, not because prices have dropped but because the comparative figure […]
Read More
Thailand
