From the News! - Your Daily News » Economy http://fromthenews.net Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:35:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 IMF’s Strauss-Kahn sees sharp cuts in growth forecasts http://fromthenews.net/imfs-strauss-kahn-sees-sharp-cuts-in-growth-forecasts.htm http://fromthenews.net/imfs-strauss-kahn-sees-sharp-cuts-in-growth-forecasts.htm#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:28:27 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5261 from ITUC-CSI

LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund will sharply cut growth forecasts this month and the world will not return to strong growth for two or three years, IMF Managing-Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on Wednesday.

“Things… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/imfs-strauss-kahn-sees-sharp-cuts-in-growth-forecasts.htm/feed 0 A puzzling economy http://fromthenews.net/a-puzzling-economy.htm http://fromthenews.net/a-puzzling-economy.htm#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2008 13:11:37 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5217 Cielito Habito
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines – Ever notice how our economy has been behaving strangely lately? The latest strange (but welcome) behavior is how job generation based on the last two quarterly Labor Force Surveys (July and… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/a-puzzling-economy.htm/feed 0 Govt sets P300-B ‘sustainability plan’ http://fromthenews.net/govt-sets-p300-b-%e2%80%98sustainability-plan%e2%80%99.htm http://fromthenews.net/govt-sets-p300-b-%e2%80%98sustainability-plan%e2%80%99.htm#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:08:00 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5249 Joel Guinto
INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines – The government has set a P300-billion “sustainability plan” to fuel economic growth and to protect and generate jobs in the face of the global economic crisis, the full impact of which is expected… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/govt-sets-p300-b-%e2%80%98sustainability-plan%e2%80%99.htm/feed 0 PCCI expects economy to grow 3%-4.2% in 2009 http://fromthenews.net/pcci-expects-economy-to-grow-3-42-in-2009.htm http://fromthenews.net/pcci-expects-economy-to-grow-3-42-in-2009.htm#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 08:33:32 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5171 Ma. Elisa P. Osorio
Philippine Star

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said the economy will only grow by three to 4.2 percent next year while exports are expected to increase by only five to eight percent.… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/pcci-expects-economy-to-grow-3-42-in-2009.htm/feed 0 RP seen to post slower growth of 1.8% in 2009 http://fromthenews.net/rp-seen-to-post-slower-growth-of-18-in-2009.htm http://fromthenews.net/rp-seen-to-post-slower-growth-of-18-in-2009.htm#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:40:49 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5161 Des Ferriols
Philippine Star

The economy is expected to grow by a slower 1.8 percent in 2009, with exports actually expected to contract by one percent and government deficit rising to 2.1 percent of gross domestic product (GDP).

Latest… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/rp-seen-to-post-slower-growth-of-18-in-2009.htm/feed 0 PC shipments to grow just 3.8 percent in 2009 http://fromthenews.net/pc-shipments-to-grow-just-38-percent-in-2009.htm http://fromthenews.net/pc-shipments-to-grow-just-38-percent-in-2009.htm#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:12:14 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5076 Erica Ogg
cnet News

Analysts are readjusting their expectations for the PC industry next year, and it’s not looking good.

On Wednesday, IDC released an updated forecast for the number of PCs expected to be shipped next year. In… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/pc-shipments-to-grow-just-38-percent-in-2009.htm/feed 0 How long, how deep is the US recession? http://fromthenews.net/how-long-how-deep-is-the-us-recession.htm http://fromthenews.net/how-long-how-deep-is-the-us-recession.htm#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:40:41 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5071 Rob Lever
Agence France-Presse

WASHINGTON, United States — The United States officially joined the ranks of the recession-hit economies, but debate is still raging on how long and how deep the downturn will be.

The Business Cycle Dating Committee… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/how-long-how-deep-is-the-us-recession.htm/feed 1 Financial markets: Growing unpaid debts http://fromthenews.net/financial-markets-growing-unpaid-debts.htm http://fromthenews.net/financial-markets-growing-unpaid-debts.htm#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:50:35 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5074 Aurelio O. Angeles
Philippine Daily Inquirer

(Conclusion)

WHAT DOES it mean to the people of the United States when their economy’s current account has been on deficit not just for a year, but for 31 years?

Here are thoughts… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/financial-markets-growing-unpaid-debts.htm/feed 0 Global crisis: Costs and responses http://fromthenews.net/global-crisis-costs-and-responses.htm http://fromthenews.net/global-crisis-costs-and-responses.htm#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:42:25 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5073 Cielito Habito
Philippine Daily Inquirer

THE THIRD QUARTER GDP growth figures are out, and the numbers are as everyone expected. The economy has slowed down in the face of the shocks from abroad, and what kept it from slowing… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/global-crisis-costs-and-responses.htm/feed 0 Eco managers urged to push reforms to shield RP from crisis http://fromthenews.net/eco-managers-urged-to-push-reforms-to-shield-rp-from-crisis.htm http://fromthenews.net/eco-managers-urged-to-push-reforms-to-shield-rp-from-crisis.htm#comments Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:42:22 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5123 Iris C. Gonzales
Philippine Star

Government economic managers should push for reforms that would help the Philippines cope with the impact of the global financial turmoil, Senator Edgardo Angara said yesterday.

The lawmaker noted for instance that the government… Read the rest

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