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FDI up by 127% in February

by  Ramon Calzado  on  May 10, 2013

Job-generating FDIs more than doubled in February, a month before the Philippines won its first investment grade credit...

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Farm growth up 3.3% in Q1

by  Cai Ordinario  on  May 10, 2013

The farm sector posted a higher growth than the 1.31% posted in the same period in 2012

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March exports up, electronics down

by  Rappler.com  on  May 10, 2013

(UPDATED) Exports crawled up 0.1% to US$4.329-B in March despite a dampened performance of the electronics sector

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Holcim to build new PH plant

by  Rappler.com  on  May 08, 2013

The new $550-M plant is expected to a have a capacity of 2.5 million metric tons annually

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Japan grants PH investment grade

by  Cai Ordinario  on  May 07, 2013

The Japan Credit Rating Agency Ltd. follows similar upgrades debt watchers Fitch and Standard & Poor's have recently...

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April inflation up 2.6%, slowest since Sept 2009

by  Cai Ordinario  on  May 07, 2013

The slower pace of goods and services price increases for April is attributed to lower cost of commodities, as well as...

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Indonesia grows 6.02% in Q1

by  Agence France-Presse  on  May 06, 2013

Indonesia's economy expanded by 6.02% in the first quarter, the slowest pace in more than two years as exports fell due...

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NEDA: APECO to become agro-aqua zone

by  Cai Ordinario  on  May 06, 2013

The NEDA adds that no additional investment will be made in APECO until it is able to submit its master plan and land...

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China must obey ruling on US steel imports: WTO

by  Agence France-Presse  on  May 04, 2013

The WTO said Beijing failed to prove why it needed more time to adapt its rules to respect a decision handed down in...

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Commodity prices hurt by weak global outlook

by  Agence France-Presse  on  May 04, 2013

Weak manufacturing data in China and the United States depressed global commodity prices

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