Outlook
General Motors CEO Mary Barra talks electric vehicles, future
US newspapers continuing to die at rate of 2 each week
Covid lessons continue to shape the future of work, but not everyone in govt is listening
IF it were up to Ann (not her real name), she would not give up her good-paying job at a multinational business process outsourcing (BPO). But the odds were not in her favor.
Recovery interrupted: As Covid alerts come down, war sends prices soaring
ROAD trips, malling and traffic have all returned to many parts of the country thanks to the rapid decline in Covid-19 cases. Suffice it to say that economic activity had been brisk and many Filipinos were starting to become more hopeful that they are closer to getting their old lives back after over two years.
BSP looking to stay the course in 2022 despite foreseen, unforeseen headwinds
THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is keeping true to its monetary policy playbook, despite the unexpected rise in inflationary pressures which are projected to linger in 2022.
With a perfect storm of challenges, local food production gets more dire
JUST as the country slowly emerges from the economic downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Filipinos are not completely out of the woods yet as they face expensive fuel and food prices this year.
PHL braces for higher interest rates, borrowing costs in ’22
THE Department of Finance is bracing for a likely futher rise in interest rates and borrowing costs in the coming months following the more aggressive stance from the US Federal Reserve along with the ongoing geopolitical tension between Russia and Ukraine.