Editorial: Positive fourth-quarter business outlook

Philippine business confidence rose to near-record high of 52.3% in the fourth quarter of 2013 from 42.8% in previous three-month period, in the quarterly Business Expectations Survey (BES) conducted by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), released on November 22, 2013. Local businesses expect higher sales and expanded operations in this final 2013 quarter, the survey […]