THE Philippine banking system’s total deposits rose by 5.4% year on year to over P20 trillion as of the first quarter, the latest data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed, as digital ...

THE TOURISM Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) said it has secured P192.3 million worth of investments so far this year.

THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is looking at a tiered approach for the minimum public float requirement of companies seeking to list on the stock exchange, its chairperson said.

THIS YEAR is the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth and she hasn’t aged a bit as the cultural touchstone of classy romance. Her Pride and Prejudice anti-hero, Mr. Darcy, perennially pops up in ...

It may look as though the average Filipino is preoccupied with purely political issues, those that are happening to the country’s top officials, their clashing interests, and very public fights. As we ...

The e-Conomy SEA 2024 study by Google, Temasek, and Bain & Co.* indicates that Philippines’ e-commerce gross merchandise value reached $31 billion, with e-commerce contributing $21 billion to that ...

Vitai Ratanakorn, the incoming governor of the Bank of Thailand, by his own admission, will start his new job in October at a difficult time. Growth in Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy has ...

CREDIT DEMAND in emerging Asia could be dampened by trade uncertainties, S&P Global Ratings said, but bank lending in the Philippines has remained resilient despite these headwinds. “There are signs ...

THE PHILIPPINES needs to address inefficient land use, improve urban planning, and establish “smart” cities in the countryside to achieve first-world status by 2050, according to veteran architect and ...

Australia’s central bank judged lowering interest rates for a third time within four meetings was not consistent with its strategy of easing in a cautious and gradual manner, a reason that it shocked ...

CALIFORNIA-BASED software company Vantiq has teamed up with Manila-based advisory and investment firm Argosy Partners to help Southeast Asian companies in key sectors use real-time artificial ...

An ancient Roman erotic mosaic depicting a half-naked couple has returned to Pompeii more than 80 years after it was stolen by a Nazi officer during World War II, Italy’s cultural heritage police said ...