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  • June inflation likely within target

    June inflation likely within target

    HEADLINE INFLATION likely remained steady in June and settled within the central bank’s 2-4% target for a seventh straight month, analysts said.

  • PHL may grow below target until 2028

    THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY may grow slower than the government’s targets this year through 2028, as high interest rates weigh on consumption, according to a global think tank. “High interest rates constrict domestic demand, so that’s one of the reasons why we’re a bit more bearish on the [Philippine] economy,” Andrew…

  • SMC firm on double-digit growth target for 2024 — Ramon Ang

    SAN MIGUEL Corp. (SMC) President and Chief Executive Officer Ramon S. Ang said the conglomerate is sticking to its double-digit growth target for the year despite economic uncertainties. “As you can see in the first quarter results of San Miguel Group, we are growing double-digit on revenue and operating income,”…

  • GDP growth may fall below target in 2024, 2025 — BSP

    PHILIPPINE economic growth may fall below the government’s target this year and in 2025, as high interest rates dampen domestic demand, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said. “The outlook on domestic economic activity remains intact, even as the economy is projected to operate slightly below potential. Economic growth could…

  • DBCC won’t revise target ‘for now,’ says Balisacan

    THE Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) is not planning to revise next year’s growth target “for now,” National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said.

  • PHL needs at least 6.1% growth to meet target, say analysts

    THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY must grow by an average of 6.1% for the rest of the year to meet the lower end of the government’s 6-7% target, the Department of Finance (DoF) said over the weekend.

  • PHL needs to grow over 6% in next three quarters to hit target

    THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY should expand by more than 6% in the next three quarters to meet the government’s growth target this year, analysts said.

  • Further BSP rate hikes unlikely even if inflation exceeds target anew

    FURTHER TIGHTENING by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is unlikely unless inflation expectations take a turn for the worse, analysts said.

  • Q1 GDP growth may miss target

    THE PHILIPPINE economy likely continued its growth momentum in the first quarter, although this may fall short of the government’s target, GlobalSource Partners said. “The first quarter is likely to sustain positive economic growth which may not necessarily approximate the official target of 6-7% for at least the first quarter…