GROWING TOO SLOW
Garuda Indonesia joins Ctrip for tourism expansion
21 September, 2011 at 16:24
Regional News SHANGHAI – Garuda Indonesia, the largest airline in Indonesia, has joined Ctrip, China’s largest online travel service provider,
End of the Line for Jakarta’s Monorail...
21 September, 2011 at 15:51
Regional News After seven years and hundreds of billions of rupiah in public money, Jakarta on Monday finally pulled the plug on the city’s
Get Ready: Here Comes the Yuan
20 September, 2011 at 17:04
Global News The rise of China’s currency could reshape the global monetary system— and fundamentally alter the world’s main engine
Who Gains, Who Loses
20 September, 2011 at 17:00
Global News For years, the U.S. has been the most vocal advocate of yuan appreciation, as part of its efforts to address its persistent trade
Gov’t evaluating P4T in investment proposals
20 September, 2011 at 16:44
Strategy to attain ‘inclusive’ economic growth The government is evaluating P4 trillion worth of proposed projects for the investment program
Google Eager for India
19 September, 2011 at 17:58
Regional News Internet Use Poised to Balloon but Some Business Habits Die Hard NEW DELHI–Google Inc. predicts India will add 200 million
Global slump fails to dampen remittances
19 September, 2011 at 14:39
Remittances from Filipinos overseas continued to rise in July despite the persistent weakness of the global economy and the rise of worrisome
China’s Rise Isn’t Our Demise
16 September, 2011 at 17:57
Regional News This is a re-posted op-ed piece. I FIRST visited China in 1979, a few months after our countries normalized relations. China was just
U.S. spirals closer to double-dip recession
16 September, 2011 at 17:32
Global News Judging from history, current job figures suggest new downturn If history is a guide, the odds that the U.S. economyis falling into a
Malaysia Looks West for Investment
16 September, 2011 at 17:24
Regional News LONDON — With Europe’s economy mired in a debt crisis, governments in the region have been looking east for a helping hand,
A 2020 vision for the Philippine economy,...
16 September, 2011 at 15:46
MANILA, Philippines – For whatever it is worth, I have a vision for the Philippine economy for the year 2020, a decade from now. I do not
Growth of 7% can be sustained
16 September, 2011 at 15:29
PHILIPPINE GROSS domestic product grew at 7.3 percent in 2010, propelled mainly by industry and services. Now that the main engine of growth is
Hands tied, governments keep cutting
16 September, 2011 at 15:01
This is a re-posted opinion piece. Inside the Markets REUTERS London – The odds on a new recession are shortening, but do not expect
Fresh signs of cooling in 2 crucial...
16 September, 2011 at 14:52
Global News Figures from Germany and China cast shadow over worldwide outlook ‘‘A return to recession is possible. This is bad news for
Investments jump 53% to P369 B in...
16 September, 2011 at 14:39
MANILA, Philippines – Total investments went up by 53.35 percent to P368.673 billion during the first seven months of the year from P240.413
A Rudderless World
16 September, 2011 at 14:04
Global News SINGAPORE — The demand for global leadership has never been greater. The world is truly lost in trying to find a way out of the
A Road to Smarter Infrastructure in Asia
16 September, 2011 at 11:25
Regional News The region needs more farm-to-market roads and fewer superhighways, more basic irrigation and fewer megadams. China’s
The Rise of Asia’s Universities
16 September, 2011 at 10:57
Regional News This is a re-posted op-ed piece. The rapid economic development of Asia since World War II — starting with Japan, South Korea and
Partners for growth
16 September, 2011 at 10:14
This is a re-posted opinion piece. Never mind the assessments of its previous ambassador to Manila; Washington now seems to like the new
Too much, too late
16 September, 2011 at 09:40
This is a re-posted editorial/opinion piece. Economists, both in government and the private sector, got a rude shock last Aug. 31 when the
July exports down on weak demand
15 September, 2011 at 17:07
Exports slid 1.7 percent to $4.43 billion in July from $4.51 billion a year ago, the National Statistics Office reported Tuesday. On a monthly
Brazil’s boom brings number of downsides
15 September, 2011 at 16:49
Global News São Paulo–Brazil is booming amid a tectonic shift in global investing toward the developing world that has lifted its stock
Toyota adds to output
15 September, 2011 at 16:41
JAKARTA—Toyota Motor Corp. said it would crank up production in Indonesia by more than 60% in a move to maintain its dominant position in
Myanmar reforms put U.S. in quandary
15 September, 2011 at 16:16
Regional News Investors, Others Say Time Has Come for More Conciliatory Approach; Envoy Says Sanctions to Remain for Now A new U.S. envoy to
