NEDA approves six big-ticket projects worth over P100b
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan on Friday said the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) board has approved six big-ticket ...
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Gov’t okays construction of cancer center
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board has approved the construction of a P6-billion cancer center at the University ...
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Economic outlook remains promising under 6-year plan
National Economic and Development Authority Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said Monday the economic outlook remains “promising”, but the country should take ...
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Jobless rate drops to 17-year low of 4.2%
The country’s unemployment rate in November 2022 declined to a 17-year low of 4.2 percent from 4.5 percent a month ...
Read moreNEDA releases six-year plan on PH transformation
The National Economic and Development Authority said Sunday it released to the public copies of the six-year economic blueprint that ...
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Bright economic prospects
The good news is that the Philippines can hope to achieve upper-middle-income country status by 2025, or two years from ...
Read moreGDP growth seen exceeding target on strong Q4 expansion
The National Economic and Development Authority said Monday economic growth this year may exceed the government’s growth target of 6.5 ...
Read morePH economy emerges strong from pandemic
The Philippines emerged as one of the fastest-growing economies in the Asia-Pacific region this year, as the government’s easing of ...
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Balisacan: Always right time to establish sovereign fund
The establishment of a sovereign wealth fund is “appropriate” despite the risks of a global recession and high interest rates, ...
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PH to reach upper middle class status in 2025, NEDA chief says
The Philippines is likely to achieve its target of becoming an upper middle-income economy by 2025—a year later than what ...
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