BusinessWorld published an article entitled, “Economic effects of corruption” written by Benjamin R. Punongbayan, a member of the Board of Governors of the Management Association of the Philippines.

SO HERE we are, midway through the decade of the 2020s. It started turbulently with a pandemic, recovered in 2022 and 2023, and is now back to business as usual.

THE BUREAU of the Treasury (BTr) is readying an issuance of offshore bonds but will wait for more favorable market conditions amid elevated US benchmark yields. National Treasurer Sharon P. Almanza ...

SEMIRARA Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) expects its capital expenditure (capex) budget for this year to reach P6.9 billion, with a significant portion going to its coal business. Around P5.8 billion is ...

POULTRY integrator Bounty Fresh Group Holdings, Inc. said it will continue to lean on its contract growing program rather than resort to poultry imports, noting that growers need support in the face ...

At the Jan. 14 hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee, a heavy blow to public health and fiscal responsibility was averted. Pro-tobacco legislators had prepared to hijack the Anti-Illicit ...

A RECENT joint report filed by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and the Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA) revealed consolidated sales of their member ...

WORKING with others is the theme for 2025, the Year of the Wood Snake in the Eastern tradition. For the Lunar New Year, New World Makati Hotel brought over geomancer Patrick Lim Fernandez from the Yin ...

HERE’S a prediction for you: wide jeans are here to stay. During the launch of the Uniqlo Jeans Spring/Summer Collection at Xception in Makati, Uniqlo tapped the know-how of Kiichuro Shibue of Amekaji ...

SHARES in Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) inched up last week following news of the Ayala-led lender’s plans to complete its integration with Robinsons Bank Corp.’s (RBC) branches this year. Data ...

THE PESO may move sideways against the dollar this week as the market awaits US President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inauguration for potential policy pronouncements. The local unit closed at P58.64 per ...

PHILIPPINE SHARES may remain weak this week as market sentiment stays cautious, with US President-elect Donald J. Trump set to take office on Monday and amid the absence of fresh catalysts. On Friday, ...