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Dominguez lays down five top economic priorities

July 1, 2019

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said in a pre-SONA (State of the Nation Address) on Monday the economic team has five major priorities under the next three years of the Duterte administration.  Dominguez said the top priority is the fast-tracking

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PSE up, peso surges to P51.05 vs US dollar

July 1, 2019

The main Philippine stock index gained and the peso surged against the US dollar on Monday. The peso closed at P51.05 from Friday’s P51.24. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines reached $870.2 million

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EEI Corp. inks partnership with Japanese firms

July 1, 2019

EEI Corporation, the 88-year old construction arm of the Yuchengco Group of Companies, inked a partnership agreement with Showa Leasing Co., Ltd. of the Shinsei Bank Group, Japan, and Saiga Co., Ltd., Japan. EEI Corp. announced this in a disclosure

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Economic managers forge ”bold catch-up plan” to boost GDP goal

July 1, 2019

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said on Monday that a “bold catch-up plan” was formulated to achieve six percent GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth for 2019.  During the first pre-SONA (State of the Nation Adress) forum in Pasay City, Dominguez

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GOCC dividends poised to breach P50-B mark this year – DOF

June 30, 2019

Dividends remitted by government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) already reached a record amount of P44.69 billion as of mid-June this year, with the Department of Finance (DOF) expecting the total for 2019 to easily surpass the P50-billion mark. Finance Assistant

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PSE index falls below 8,000 points, peso surges

June 28, 2019

Philippine stocks lost ground on Friday as the main index ended below the 8,000-point level. But the peso ended at P51.24 from Thursday’s P51.27. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Philippine Stock Exchange reached $726.79 million from $876.89

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PSE index, peso gain

June 27, 2019

The main Philippine stock index and the peso ended higher on Thursday. The peso closed at P51.27 against the US dollar from P51.50. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines reached $876.87 million from

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PSE index, peso decline

June 26, 2019

Philippine stocks and the peso declined on Wednesday. The peso finished at P51.50 from Tuesday’s P51.365 against the US dollar. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines reached $942.71 million from the previous session’s

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