MANILA – Money plunked by foreigners to put up businesses in the Philippines or expand existing ones was halved in the first three months of the year.
In a report, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said foreign direct investments (FDI) fell by 50.4 percent to $851 million in the first quarter from $1.715 billion in the same three months of last year. In March alone, net inflows likewise dropped by 54.6 percent to $229 million this year from $506 million in 2014.
Lower inflows were registered across FDI categories, with net equity placements declining by 45.7 percent to $439 million this year from $809 million in 2014. In March alone, equity inflows fell by 70.2 percent to $106 million from $356 million over the same period.
Of the two types of equity capital, net inflows of fresh equity declined by 54 percent to $254 million this year from $553 million in 2014. Reinvested earnings also dropped by 28 percent to $185 million from last year’s $256 million.
Foreign lending to their Philippine affiliates also fell by 55 percent to $412 million this year from $907 million in 2014. –InterAksyon.com
July 2025
Nutrition Month
“Give us much more than P50 increase
for proper nutrition!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
#WearMask #WashHands #Distancing #TakePicturesVideosturesVideos
July
3 July – International Day of Cooperatives
3 July – International Plastic Bag Free Day
5 July – World Youth Skills Day
7 July – Global Forgiveness Day
11 July – World Population Day
17 July – World Day for International Justice
28 July – World Nature Conservation Day
30 July – World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Monthly Observances:
Schools Safety Month
Nutrition Month
National Disaster Consciousness Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 2: Cultural Communities Week
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise
Development Week
Week 3: National Science and
Technology Week
National Disability Prevention and
Rehabilitation Week
July 1-7:
National Culture Consciousness Week
July 13-19:
Philippines Business Week
Week ending last Saturday of July:
Arbor Week
Daily Observances:
First Saturday of July:
International Cooperative Day
in the Philippines
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