Economy & Trade
PH, UK agree to pursue stronger partnership
The Philippines pushed for a stronger partnership with the United Kingdom as the country sustains its recovery from the global...
US trade shifts away from China but no ‘decoupling’ yet
By Beiyi Seow and Erwan Lucas WASHINGTON—US trade flows are realigning on the back of pandemic shocks and tensions with...
US appeals 4 WTO verdicts on imposition of steel tariffs
GENEVA, Switzerland—Washington announced Friday that it had appealed against four World Trade Organization panel rulings faulting it for punitive tariffs...
Tesla’s Musk, White House discuss EV push
WASHINGTON—Tesla head Elon Musk met with senior White House officials Friday to discuss the Biden administration’s push to grow the...
BSP ready to further tweak policy to contain inflation
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas reaffirmed its readiness to tweak its monetary policy stance to rein in inflation in the...
Fitch Solutions sees PH growing 5.9% in 2023
Fitch Solutions, a unit of Fitch Group, maintained on Friday a 5.9-percent growth forecast for the Philippine economy this year,...
H&M earnings hit by Russia exit, higher production costs
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—H&M reported on Friday a big drop in profits in 2022, with an unexpected loss in the fourth quarter...
Swedish elevator maker Kone plans to axe 1,000 jobs on slower orders
HELSINKI, Finland—Finnish elevator giant Kone announced Thursday planned restructuring that would result in around 1,000 jobs cut globally, as the...
2022 trade deficit hit record $58.3b, imports surged 17%
The country’s trade deficit widened to a record $58.32 billion in 2022 as imports surged amid high commodity prices, preliminary...
ADB lending $500m to help PH address impact of pandemic
The Asian Development Bank said Thursday it approved a $500-million (about P27 billion) policy-based loan to help the Philippine government...
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