TAKE it from a man who had seen a succession of crises during his 13-year reign in one of the most powerful institutions in the world: the global financial turmoil will soon be over.   Michel Camdessus, former managing director of the Internat

Philippine firms trying to gain entry into China to cash in on its unprecedented rise as an economic heavyweight are urged to take advantage of Hong Kong as a gateway. A recent policy called the Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) positions ...

It used to be at the center of an unfolding economic miracle, but the story of Southeast Asia is now “in the shadows of China and India’s rise,” no thanks to its failure to create a powerful economic bloc. Speaking at the 7th Man

MORE than pinning its hopes on a $700-billion financial package to rescue its faltering economy, the United States should look to Asia for help in ending the current global turmoil.   “Asia plays an important role in solving this global ...

Low-income consumers may hold the key to companies’ survival in the worsening global crisis. Jaime August Zobel de Ayala II, chairman and CEO of Ayala Corp., told business leaders at the 7th Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) Inter

They used their passion in a relentless pursuit of one dream: to reach the top of Mt. Everest. Now they are posing the same challenge to public elementary school teachers whom they described as “real everyday heroes” of the country. At the ...

Protectionism and tighter state regulations will again be in fashion after the dust had settled from the current global financial turmoil. But a top official of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) warned that a pullback in free market policies is clearl

To delay the impending power crisis that could come as early as mid-2010, the government must hand over ownership of National Power Corporation (NPC) to the private sector to boost efficiency. Speaking at the 7th Management Association of the Phil

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is sticking to its growth forecast for Asia, including the Philippines, despite growing concerns over a global economic slowdown. At the 7th Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) International CEO Confere

Full text of speech of Dr. Raul V. Fabella, Professor, School of Economics, University of the Philippines, at the 7th MAP International CEO Conference on Oct. ...