Big banks’ asset and loan growth rises in Q2
THE COMBINED ASSETS of the Philippines’ biggest banks rose in the second quarter amid faster economic growth. Read the full story.
How the Philippines’ labor productivity compares with its neighbors in the region
Labor productivity — as measured by gross domestic product (GDP) per person employed — of Filipinos inched up by 2% year on year to...
Philippines 4th least transparent real estate market in Asia-Pacific
The Philippines went down three places to 45th out of 89 markets in the 13th edition of the Global Real Estate Transparency Index by real...
National Government fiscal performance
THE NATIONAL Government’s (NG) budget deficit sharply shrank in July as revenues posted double-digit growth, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said. Read the...
Philippines improves in M&A Attractiveness Index
The Philippines inched up six notches to 47 out of 148 countries with an index score of 52% in the 2023 edition of the...
How does the Philippines’ sectoral debt as a share of GDP compare with other...
The Philippines’ total debt inched up by 0.6% to $456.4 billion in the first three months of 2024 from $453.8 billion in the same...
FAO: Almost 5 in 10 Filipinos experience moderate or severe food insecurity
According to The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024 by the Food and Agriculture Organization, about 51 million Filipinos experienced...
Philippines ranks 30th most charitable country in the world
The Philippines climbed 68 notches to 30th out of 142 countries in the 2024 edition of the World Giving Index (WGI) by Charities Aid...
FAO: Nearly 6 in 100 Filipinos are undernourished
There are 6.9 million undernourished Filipinos between 2021 and 2023, according to The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024 by...
Real GDP per person employed in the Philippines (as of Q2 2024)
The country’s labor productivity — as measured by gross domestic product (GDP) per person employed — picked up by 4.6% year on year to...
How does the Philippines compare in the region in terms of military expenditure as...
The Philippines’ military expenditure as share of gross domestic product (GDP) reached 1.4% in 2023, the ninth highest in the region, according to the...
Philippines: Balance of Payments (BoP) Position
THE COUNTRY’S balance of payments (BoP) position swung to a surplus in July, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed. Read the full...