Economy

THE PHILIPPINES continues to expect the free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea to take effect within the year with ratification still pending…

THE EXECUTIVE ORDER that established the “green lane” scheme for expediting approvals of strategic projects needs to be turned into a law to…

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday that it is seeking to collaborate with the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) and Bureau of…

US BIOTECH company Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. said it is expanding its Philippine workforce to staff a new Quezon City facility. “Our new…

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) can help the government detect business activity that violates competition law, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) said. “In terms of…

THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) will increase its investments in reducing lead exposure in the Asia-Pacific, noting the health and economic costs it…

INTERNATIONAL Business Machines Corp. (IBM) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have developed artificial intelligence (AI) tools bringing data-driven decision-making to the…

MORE than half of European businesses surveyed see ASEAN as providing the best economic opportunities over the next five years, the European Union-ASEAN…

By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter HUNDREDS of containers bearing rice remain unclaimed in port, with the port regulator saying that importers may…

THE House of Representatives will adopt the Senate’s version of a measure allowing tourists to claim value-added tax (VAT) refunds, with a legislator…