Economic growth slowed down in 2025 to just 4.6 percent, down markedly from the hefty 5.7 percent in the whole of 2024.

Balisacan also said the economy is expected to grow 5.5% to 6.5% in 2027 and 6% to 7% in 2028, lower than the DBCC’s projected 6% to 8% growth for both years. The adjustments were made during the DBCC ...

The great takeaway for 2025 was that corruption is not only a moral and political issue, but an economic one. Filipinos are acknowledging the fact that governance problems such as the flood control ...

Graft and elite capture are choking Pakistan’s growth and only civic renewal with real reform of taxes, procurement, SOEs and ...

STRENGTHENING anti-corruption measures and delivering immediate economic relief were identified as the most critical steps to ...

In each of the six R’s critical to economic development — roads, rails, rivers, runways, routers (technology) and research — Illinois is among the top states in the nation. And it’s smack dab in the ...

FILIPINOS are urging government leaders to prioritize affordable food options and the elimination of corruption.A recent survey commissioned by the think tank S ...

Experts offer conflicting views on Iran's protests. Burzine Waghmar cites domestic corruption and mismanagement, dismissing ...

Philippine economic growth will likely continue to slow unless the government addresses corruption and governance concerns, a ...

Pakistan’s long-delayed Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment has drawn a stark picture of weak institutions and widespread corruption, with the International Monetary Fund warning that only ...

In 2026, the Mongolian government will need to confront the challenges that made 2025 so tumultuous.