AT LEAST FIVE key infrastructure projects will be the focus of a “final push” by the Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) before the administration’s term ends in mid-2016, the head of the department said.
Dec 282014
BusinessWorld Online: Economy
Dec 282014
STRONG macroeconomic fundamentals of emerging economies like the Philippines could provide a counterbalance to any continued currency weakness, the head of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.
Dec 282014
THOSE with their ears to the ground may have got the sense that 2015 holds promise, while also realizing that extracting that potential will not be straightforward. It will require creativity, patience and persistence. The business landscape is becoming harder to predict due to the faster pace of transactions, complex web of interdependencies, geopolitical uncertainty, spillovers from natural and man-made disasters, domestic wrangling in top economies, evolving regulatory landscapes, and the changing cast of lead players.
Dec 232014
AT LEAST nine public-private partnership (PPP) projects could be rolled out by next year, the head of the PPP Center said on Tuesday, after three of these gained approval from a government economic planning panel earlier in the week.
Dec 232014
A PRIVATE SECTOR-led ports task force said container yard utilization could shoot past full capacity under a scenario where ports stakeholders close shop and allow cargo to pile up during the holiday-filled yearend period.
Dec 232014
THE PHILIPPINE AVIATION regulator has approved another extension of a 30-day authority for Middle Eastern carrier Emirates to operate a third daily service between Manila and Dubai.
Dec 222014
THE FIRST SEAPORT project to be offered under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme will be rolled out before Christmas, the Transportation chief said on Monday.
Dec 222014
PRESIDENT BENIGNO S. C. Aquino III is set to sign today the proposed P2.606 trillion budget for next year, preserving the administration’s track record of on-time budget approvals.
Dec 222014
WITH BARELY two days before Christmas, many of us are still not done with their shopping lists. Walking through aisles at a department store has never been as frantic as during holiday rush. Armed with the Christmas wish lists of friends and family, I braved the throngs of last-minute shoppers.
Dec 182014
THE DEPARTMENT of Finance (DoF) could start calling for suggestions next year after the Philippines qualified to develop a proposal under a new compact with the Millennium Challenge Corp. (MCC).