NEDA ICC-CABCOM approves extension of loan validity, timeline of two projects

December 13, 2017 The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Investment Coordination Committee–Cabinet Committee (ICC-CabCom) approved on December 6, 2017, the extension of loan validity and the construction period of two projects in the Visayas region. Citing the need to recoup the time lost due to procurement delays and security issues, the NEDA ICC-CabCom approved continue reading : NEDA ICC-CABCOM approves extension of loan validity, timeline of two projects

RECOVERY OF EXPORTS BOOST TRADE IN JANUARY 2017

Total Philippine trade grew by 14.2 percent in January 2017 backed by the surge in export receipts from most of the country’s traditional markets, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). Based on a report by the Philippine Statistics Authority, total trade grew to US$12.6 billion in January 2017, with imports growing by continue reading : RECOVERY OF EXPORTS BOOST TRADE IN JANUARY 2017

THRIVING ECONOMY CONTINUES TO BOOST LABOR MARKET

The Philippine labor market boomed to a new high as the rate of employment increased in October 2016, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). The Philippine Statistics Authority’s Labor Force Survey (LFS) for October 2016 showed that employment rate rose to 95.3 percent to reach 41.7 million Filipinos employed. This rate is continue reading : THRIVING ECONOMY CONTINUES TO BOOST LABOR MARKET