The Philippine energy sector will mount The Solar Show Philippines 2017 on May 24-25 at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City. As the Philippines’ largest solar conference & exhibition, the show brings together the government, Read More
Micro-banking offices (MBOs) are now allowed to perform the process of opening customer accounts, from application up to the acceptance of initial deposit, thanks to a new policy of the Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Read More
The Department of Trade and Industry recently revoked or delisted department administrative orders (DAOs) affecting businesses that are obsolete, redundant, and no longer relevant in its effort to make the Philippines a business-friendly country. DAOs Read More
The latest Business Expectations Survey (BES) conducted every quarter by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) revealed that businesses are more upbeat in terms of business prospects and are hiring more workers and expecting brisk Read More
With the recent conclusion of the APEC Summit, the cost-benefits of hosting it here in the Philippines are now being weighed. The usual naysayers are bashing the activity as useless grandstanding to the tune of Read More
The Manila-hosted Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit ended Thursday, November 19, with leaders of the 21 economies composing the bloc vowing to push the growth of micro, small and medium enterprises as one of Read More
In the latest report of the World Bank on ease of doing business, the Philippines found itself on the 103rd spot, down several notches from its No. 96 ranking as of last year. Clinching the Read More
Filipinos, by a large, still prefer to approach 5-6 money lenders, paluwagan groups, friends and relatives, and other informal sources of credit, over borrowing from banks and other formal financing institutions, when they find Read More
With the onset of “ber” months (September-December), concerned government agencies and private-sector stakeholders are urged to work together to make sure the Manila Port will not again experience the congestion that took place last Read More
The Philippine small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, by and large, do not go to banks for their financing needs, according to a recently-released Deloitte-Visa report. “Digital banking for small and medium-sized enterprises: Improving access Read More
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