Monthly Archive: February 2013

PURCHASES OF CAPITAL, CONSUMER GOODS PUSH PHL IMPORTS GROWTH IN DECEMBER 2012

MANILA—Growth in payments for capital goods, consumer goods, raw materials and intermediate goods propelled Philippine merchandise imports to a 13.2-percent year-on-year increase in December 2012, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)....

PURCHASES OF CAPITAL, CONSUMER GOODS PUSH PHL IMPORTS GROWTH IN DECEMBER 2012

MANILA—Growth in payments for capital goods, consumer goods, raw materials and intermediate goods propelled Philippine merchandise imports to a 13.2-percent year-on-year increase in December 2012, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)....

PRESENTATION OF SEC. BALISACAN 2013 MANAGERS ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES (MAP) FIRST ECONOMIC BRIEFING AND GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING 21 February 2013 The Peninsula Manila

Good morning. It is my pleasure to present the performance and outlook of the Philippine economy in this General Membership Meeting and First Economic Briefing for 2013 of the Management Association of the Philippines...

Healthy, strong financial sector in 2010-2012, says Socioeconomic Report NEDA—GOV’T TO AGGRESSIVELY EXPAND PEOPLE’S ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES IN THE MEDIUM TERM

MANILA—The first two years of the Aquino administration saw a healthier and stronger financial sector, and the government will be more aggressive in expanding access by Filipinos to these services in succeeding years, according...

NEDA: GOV’T ADDRESSING SKILLS MISMATCH AND CONSTRAINTS TO JOB CREATION

MANILA—Government is intensifying efforts to address skills mismatch and attract investments that will generate more jobs, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). “To generate more and better employment, we are working...

Opening Statement Dr. Arsenio M. Balisacan Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning Philippine Infrastructure Development Seminar New World Hotel, Makati City February 15, 2013

First of all, thank you for coming to this seminar on the Phlippine infrastructure development.  I would also like to thank each one of you for your contribution as our partners in development in...

GOV’T TARGETS TO REINTEGRATE MORE OVERSEAS FILIPINOS—NEDA Microenterprise programs to attract more investments from returning OFWs

MANILA—More overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are targeted for integration back to the Philippines through entrepreneurial programs to drive investments in the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector, the National Economic and Development Authority...