Tag: foreign direct investments

Foreign direct investments in PHL reach all-time high of $10.5 billion in 2021

  (Eagle News) – Foreign direct investments in the Philippines reached an all-time high of $10.5 billion in 2021 despite the Covid-19 pandemic. The figure breached the previous high of US$10.3 billion in 2017. Malacanang announced this on Friday, March 11, presenting a report by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. “This growth reflects foreign investors’ confidence in our economy and certainly augurs well in our efforts for a strong economic rebound as we transition to […]

Foreign Direct Investments more than double in January 2016

Foreign direct investments (FDI) reached US$587 million in January 2016, more than double its year-ago level of US$263 million. This developed as all FDI components recorded increases, signaling investor optimism in the growth potential of various local industries, as well as confidence in the country’s sound macroeconomic fundamentals. In particular, net equity capital inflows rose ten times to US$257 million, contributing the largest to the FDI growth during the period. This was on account of […]

More foreign direct investments going into ASEAN

(Eagle News Service) — More foreign direct investments are continuing to rise in the ASEAN region, with inflows exceeding $122 billion in 2013. This was according to the latest ASEAN Investment Report (2013-2014) which was recently launched during the 4th ASEAN Investment Forum (AIF).  The ASEAN Investment Report 2013-2014 was jointly launched by the ASEAN and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).l It highlights the continuing rise of foreign direct investment (FDI) […]