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                    [ArticleID] => 1549675
                    [Title] => BPO revenues to offset foreseen remittance slowdown
                    [Summary] => 

Top bank economists are not alarmed by the possible slow down in cash remittances from overseas Filipinos amid the tension in the Middle East, softening oil prices, and the weakening of other currencies against the US dollar.

[DatePublished] => 2016-02-04 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097197 [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20160103/bpo-compnay-1.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1546972 [Title] => State firms disburse 95% of 2015 budget [Summary] =>

State agencies posted the fastest disbursement rate in at least three years in 2015, generating optimism on economic growth which will be reported today.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-27 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097494 [AuthorName] => Prinz Magtulis [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1546221 [Title] => Low rates, less borrowings trim taxes on government papers [Summary] =>

The low interest environment and lesser borrowings are biting back the government in the form of declining revenues from securities.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-25 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097494 [AuthorName] => Prinz Magtulis [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1542920 [Title] => Higher rates seen for Philippine bonds [Summary] =>

Despite waiting for market volatility to subside, higher interest rates are expected once the Aquino administration returns to the foreign bond market for the last time by June, an official said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-15 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097494 [AuthorName] => Prinz Magtulis [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20160116/higher-bound-1.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1542928 [Title] => Philippine mfg sector to benefit from low oil prices [Summary] =>

Global oil prices are likely to hit $20 a barrel soon and the government said this should benefit the country’s manufacturing sector.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-15 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097494 [AuthorName] => Prinz Magtulis [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1537398 [Title] => P135-B T-bond auction set in Q1 [Summary] =>

The government has programmed 10-year Treasury bond (T-bond) offerings in the first quarter of 2016 along with other tenors as it seeks to lock in favorable interest rates for long-term funding early in the year.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-29 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20140519/Bureau-of-Treasury-Logo.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1537362 [Title] => Gov't to borrow P135B from local debt markets in Q1 2016 [Summary] =>

The government has programmed 10-year Treasury bond offerings in the first quarter of 2016 along with other tenors as it seeks to lock in favorable interest rates for long-term funding early in the year.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-29 00:11:53 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097494 [AuthorName] => Prinz Magtulis [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20141004/peso-3.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1537080 [Title] => Government debt payments drop to 4-year low in October [Summary] =>

Monthly debt payments by the national government reached their lowest level in more than four years in October in what could be a timing issue backed by a prevailing low interest environment.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-28 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20150210/GDP-2.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1537051 [Title] => Gov't debt payments in October lowest in over 4 years [Summary] =>

Monthly debt payments by the national government reached their lowest level in more than four years in October in what could be a timing issue backed by a prevailing low interest environment.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-28 02:26:39 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097494 [AuthorName] => Prinz Magtulis [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-as-usual/20140825/E-money-finance.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1530162 [Title] => Still below target: Government infra spending up 24.3% [Summary] =>

Government infrastructure spending accelerated by almost a quarter in the first nine months, but remained below program during the review period, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) reported yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-07 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20150609/Florencio-Abad-5.jpg ) ) )
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