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(UPDATE) THE countrys unemployment rate went down in October, the lowest since 2005, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Thursday.

HEADLINES: Jobless rate drops to 4.2% in October | Dec. 8, 2023

MANILA, Philippines: Inflation markedly slowed for two consecutive months in November as prices of key food items fell, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Tuesday.

Minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary has said, in a written reply, the inflow have been impacted by the "threat of global recession, economic crisis due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, global protectionist measures and decline of real GDP growth rates of Singapore, USA and UK which are the major source countries for FDI".

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell 0.4% in November compared to the previous month and cut its interannual rate by three tenths, to 3.2%, due to the cheaper fuel and tourist packages and an increase of food prices less pronounced than that experienced a year earlier. On the other hand, electricity prices fell less than

THE Philippines fell three places in the latest World Digital Competitiveness Ranking, with its scores slipping in most of the factors considered in the annual review of how economies are handling digital transformation.

Romanias net coal production totaled, in the first nine months of this year, over 1.918 million tons of oil equivalent, being 16% lower (minus…

Virgin Money UK was leading the FTSE 250 lower on Thursday after the online banking group missed consensus forecasts with its full-year results, while a host of real estate stocks were weighing on the index after going ex-dividend.

Award-winning Filipino musical director Troy Laureta released his latest album Dalamhati, which contains fresh covers of OPM classics, contemporary hits and some of his original songs.

European stocks finished Friday's session firmly lower as risk appetite was dampened ahead of the weekend.