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 ...

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

Amid the global financial turmoil clouding the outlook for banks, publicly listed Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank) was able to keep high ratings on its PhP2-billion debt issue for the third straight year. Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilR

The Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP) recently won two prestigious international awards for its pioneering initiatives in corporate and environmental governance. ADFIAP is the umbrella organization of ...

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. ...