Philippines
Economy
Inflation in the Philippine economy took a small step back in July, printing at 5.1% year-on-year, compared with 5.2% a month earlier. Inflation in the archipelago has been stubborn...
2011-09-05Economy
The Philippine government on August 22 offered the Muslim rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) the prospect of autonomy with an intention to sign a peace deal in order to...
2011-09-02Economy
The Philippine peso strengthened considerably in July, surpassing its November 2010 high of PHP42.55/US$ to trade at PHP42.12/US$ as of July 28. The latest bout of strength in the PHP...
2011-07-28Economy
The Philippines' real GDP growth came in at 4.9% year-on-year in Q111, slowing substantially from the 6.1% print recorded in the preceding quarter. The latest figure was in line with...
2011-06-29Political Risk
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has called for deliberations on a minimum wage hike to be fast-tracked. In particular, Aquino mentioned the Eastern Visayas region which has...
2011-05-05Economy
While consumer price inflation (CPI) has been benign through 2010 and early 2011, we are starting to see signs that the situation may be starting to change with headline inflation reaching...
2011-05-05Political Risk
Overseas development assistance (ODA) from Japan, which amounted to around US$3.5bn in 2010 (36% of total) is also likely to decline this year. In addition, Japan is in a more difficult...
2011-03-31Economy
We have downgraded our real GDP forecast for the Philippines from 5.3% to 5.1% of the back of the ongoing MENA crisis and earthquake in Japan. Indeed, Japan is a key export destination...
2011-03-31
