Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn 11 January 2020 The Makati Business Club has consistently and vigorously supported initiatives to introduce flexibility to the restrictive economic provisions embedded in our Constitution. We continue to support this initiative but we believe that introducing any charter change fifteen months before presidential […]
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MBC hosted a virtual farewell event for Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines, His Excellency Koji Haneda who will be ending his term in the Philippines this November.
The Philippine economy slumped 11.5% in the third quarter, slower than the 16.9% (revised) drop in the previous quarter. While the growth rate remains negative, from a quarter-on-quarter basis the economy has actually grown by 8%.
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin Diokno and Department of Finance Undersecretary Antonette Tionko dialogued with the business community on how to further advance e-payments adoption that was accelerated during the pandemic.
The forum is part of a project to help with digitalization, financial inclusion, and the transition to the New
Normal. The project aims to facilitate more public-private collaboration as well as accelerate the private
sector’s switch in everything from salaries, to benefits, to sales of goods and services between people,
businesses, and government, and, when it’s ready, to e-invoicing and e-receipts.