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Virus crisis torpedoes foreign investment – U.N.
The United Nations expects a 40% drop in global foreign direct investment in 2020
Pandemic will cut global investment flows more than feared – U.N.
'It is now evident that pandemic mitigation efforts and lockdowns around the world will have devastating effects on all economies,' say United Nations economists
House leaders slam 'anti-Filipino' bill allowing foreign ownership of public services
(UPDATED) House Minority Leader Bienvenido Abante Jr and Senior Deputy Majority Leader Jesus Crispin Remulla vote no to House Bill No. 78, saying that it violates the 1987 Constitution
House passes bill allowing 100% foreign ownership of public services
(UPDATED) But Gabriela Representative Arlene Brosas slams the bill as 'economic charter change without tinkering with the 1987 Constitution'
Coronavirus outbreak will slash global investment flows – U.N.
United Nations economists warn that regardless of how quickly the coronavirus outbreak lasts, it would significantly drag down global foreign direct investments
[ANALYSIS] Why Nokia, Wells Fargo, and Honda are leaving the PH
(UPDATED) Although global factors are at play, the Philippines’ business climate and government policies are also partly to blame
'Unconstitutional' to let foreigners own public utilities – opposition lawmakers
If passed into law, House Bill 78 would allow foreigners to fully own telecommunication and transportation companies in the Philippines which is 'fatally violative of the Constitution' the lawmakers say
House one step away from passing bill letting foreigners own public utilities
But opposition lawmakers argue that the 'unconstitutional' bill would lead to Filipinos being at the mercy of foreign firms
House closer to passing bill allowing foreigners to own PH public utilities
For lawmakers behind the bill, the 1987 Constitution’s requirement that at least 60% of public utility enterprises' capital stock must be owned by Filipino citizens or corporations is limiting the country’s economic growth
Foreign direct investments fall by 30% in January-November 2019
Foreign direct investments register higher inflows in November, but not enough to lift the figure for the 11-month period last year, as the global economic slowdown spooks investors
Foreign direct investments drop 41% in July 2019
Foreign investors place less bets on the Philippines for the 5th straight month
Business groups in favor of easing restrictions on foreign investments
But ex-Ateneo School of Government dean Tony La Viña argues that lifting these constitutional restrictions would be 'very, very dangerous'
Foreign direct investments drop by 48.5% in June 2019
Foreign direct investments reach $430 million in June 2019, just a little over half of the $836 million posted in the same month in 2018
House pushes bill allowing foreigners to own public utilities in PH
House committee on economic affairs chair and the bill's sponsor, Sharon Garin says foreign direct investment could provide the capital necessary to improve public service
Foreign direct investments slower by 85% in May 2019
Foreign direct investments in May hit a 4-year low at just $242 million
Foreign direct investments slump again in April 2019
For the 2nd straight month, foreign direct investments in the Philippines are down
Foreign, local approved investments jump to P274.2 billion in Q1 2019
The approved investments in the 1st quarter of 2019 could generate 41,837 jobs, says the Philippine Statistics Authority
Foreign direct investments up by 20% in February 2019
Foreign direct investments hit $746 million in February, says the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Foreign direct investments plummet by 38.2% in January 2019
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas says the decline in foreign direct investments reflects the 65.3% drop in equity capital placements
Another miss: 2018 foreign direct investments dip by $500 million
Foreign direct investments reach $9.8 billion in 2018, $600 million short of projections
[ANALYSIS] The real score on foreign direct investments
Evidence suggests that ours is a generally healthy economy, posting impressive growth, but carrying some structural flaws
Foreign direct investments soar in July 2018 despite economic tensions
The central bank says the higher foreign direct investment inflows in July reflect the 'continued positive investor sentiment on the Philippine economy'
Foreign investments soar 142.9% in May 2018
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas says foreign direct investments in May stood at $1.6 billion
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Foreign direct investments dip by 3.2% in April 2018
Despite the year-on-year dip, the central bank is optimistic due to 'favorable investor sentiment'
PH hot money net inflows hit $279M in April
Data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas show that the country had a net inflow of foreign portfolio investments for the second straight month in April with $279.28 million, 5 times more than in the same month last year
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Foreign direct investments in PH continue to strengthen in February
The country's central bank governor says this reflects investor confidence in the country’s sound macroeconomic fundamentals and growth prospects
Philippines starts 2018 with foreign direct investments up by over 50%
Foreign direct investment inflows reach $919 million in January 2018, up from the $587 million in January 2017
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Record high again for foreign investments in Philippines
But the growth of foreign direct investments in the Philippines in 2017 was substantially lower than in 2016
Economists upbeat about FDI prospects for 2018
While the country’s ranking as the top country to invest by media firm US News may be subjective, economists are nonetheless optimistic that last year’s strong foreign investment flows will continue this year
PH economic managers hail ranking by U.S. firm, vow more reforms
'Our efforts to create a more business- and investor-friendly environment are gaining traction,' says Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia, after an American firm ranked the Philippines as the best country to invest in
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Philippines exceeds foreign direct investments target for 2017
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas attributes the strong inflows to the country's sound macroeconomic fundamentals
Foreign direct investments in PH hit 16-month high in October 2017
The October 2017 figure of $2.02 billion is the biggest monthly FDI inflow since April 2016
Foreign direct investments up 61.8% in September 2017
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas data show that FDI hit net inflows of $754 million in September this year, from $466 million recorded in the same month in 2016
[ANALYSIS] ASEAN likes, but also fears, China's economic weight
Recent analyses make the case for why ASEAN's 10 member countries need to work on deepening trade and investment ties among themselves
New list of investment areas off-limits to foreigners now on Duterte's desk
This list – shortened compared to the previous one – is seen to boost foreign direct investments flowing into the Philippines
[OPINION] The real score on foreign investments in the time of Duterte
The latest FDI figures – alongside signs of weaker business confidence, lower growth forecasts, and declining competitiveness – seem to presage a brewing storm in the Philippine business climate
BSP still expects 2017 FDIs to be near 2016 level
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas sees this year's foreign direct investments hitting close to the $8 billion posted last year, noting that push and pull investment factors remain
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Foreign direct investments in PH drop to one-year low in July
(UPDATED) Despite the drop, the economic team of President Rodrigo Duterte says foreign investors remain confident to do business in the Philippines
FDI net inflows down 61.1% to $874M in April
The net inflows total 2 4 billion for January to April this year down 32 compared to the 3 6 billion in the same period a year ago
PH ends 2016 with foreign direct investments up 40.7%
Foreign direct investments total 7 9 billion outstripping the central bank s own forecast of 6 7 billion
PH up 12 notches in 2017 Index of Economic Freedom
The Philippines gets a score of 65 6 higher than the world average of 60 9 and the Asia Pacific region average of 60 4
Still among Asia's fastest, PH grows 6.8% in 2016
UPDATED The result puts the country s economic growth ahead of China s full year growth of 6 7 as well as Vietnam s 6 2
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PH's war on drugs likely has short-term impact on FDIs – HSBC
We do see some challenge in [terms of] foreign investors perception on the latest measure taken by the new government says HSBC s Cheuk Wan Fan
