BUSINESS & ECONOMY

November 30, 1997:
COCONUT EXPORTS UP 68%

INTERNET LINK FOR RP MANGO INDUSTRY IN '98

November 29, 1997:
6% GNP GROWTH DESPITE CRISIS

MOST SHARES DOWN BUT PHISIX GAINS 10 POINTS

November 28, 1997:
ECOZONE INVESTMENTS TRIPLE TO P151-BILLION

GOLF CLUB SHARES PLUNGE

UNA INKS PACT WITH PHNET

November 27, 1997:
OVERSEAS RISE PULLS PHISIX UP

MONTHLY PHONE RATES UP, U.S. CALLS LOWER

November 26, 1997:
STOCKS FALL 2%, PESO DROPS 43 CENTAVOS

PHILIPS TO INVEST $400-M IN RP

November 25, 1997:
GOVT AUDIT FINDS MERALCO PROFITS EXCESSIVE

PESO UP BY 32 CENTAVOS, STOCKS LOSE 17.70 POINTS

November 24, 1997:
PCGG STILL AFTER FM CRONIES FOR BEHEST LOANS

November 23, 1997:
STARBUCKS OPENS FIRST OUTLETS THROUGH RUSTAN'S

US BANK EXPANDS IN RP DESPITE ASIAN CURRENCY TURMOIL

November 22, 1997:
SUBIC INVESTMENTS HIT $3 BILLION

STOCKS LOWER, PESO OPENS HIGHER

November 21, 1997:
PESO GAINS 17 CENTAVOS, TRADES AT P34.826/DOLLAR

STOCKS STEADY, PHISIX CLOSES AT 1872.75 POINTS

November 20, 1997:
PESO APPRECIATING, CLOSES AT P34.73/DOLLAR

RAMOS ASSURES JAPANESE BUSINESSMEN

November 19, 1997:
SAN MIGUEL BEER PRICES UP 8.6% NEXT MONTH

PESO CONTINUE TO WEAKEN, LOSES 49.6 CENTAVOS

November 18, 1997:
PESO DOWN TO P34.05/DOLLAR

STOCKS GAIN 2.55 PERCENT

November 17, 1997:
RP SEEKS BACKUP PLAN AFTER IMF EXIT

November 16, 1997:
NO NEED FOR RP IMF PROGRAM EXTENSION

P1.2 BILLION FOR LEYTE ECO-T0URISM, TRADE ZONE

November 15, 1997:
STOCKS RISE ON LOW INTEREST BUZZ

CENTRAL BANK INTERVENTION SAVES PESO, NOW P33.92/DOLLAR

November 14, 1997:
PROFIT-TAKING DEPRESSES SHARE PRICES

PESO FIRM, AVERAGE RATE NOW P33.62/DOLLAR

November 13, 1997:
IMF EXIT FOR RP IN DECEMBER

PESO CONTINUES SURGE, TRADES AT P33.90/DOLLAR

STOCKS FALL, PHISIX INDEX DOWN 1.1%

November 12, 1997:
PESO STRENGTH BOOSTS STOCKS

PESO GAINS 62.6 CENTAVOS, TRADES AT P33.90/DOLLAR

November 11, 1997:
PINOY FOOD ITEMS NOW SOLD AT DUTY FREE SHOPS

PESO GAINS 33.5 CENTAVOS, TRADES AT P34.53/DOLLAR

November 10, 1997:
FILIPINO TYCOONS BLOCK METRO PACIFIC SMC BID

NO PROFITS FOR NEW MOBILE PHONE COMPANIES

November 9, 1997:
DON'T PUNISH EXPORTERS -- PHILFOODEX

PINOY BANKERS UPBEAT ON ECONOMY

November 8, 1997:
STOCKS STEADY, PESO FIRM AT P34.85/DOLLAR

GLORIA MACAPAGAL WANTS AMF, AN ASIAN VERSION OF IMF

November 7, 1997:
EXPORTS SURGE 23%

SUPREME COURT OIL LAW RULE UPSETS SHARES, PESO

November 6, 1997:
INFLATION LOWER THAN EXPECTED, STOCKS RISE

METRO PACIFIC'S CONTROL ON RP BUSINESS FEARED

November 5, 1997:
STOCK MARKET UP 3 PERCENT

PESO GAINS 35.9 CENTAVOS, NOW P34.785/DOLLAR

November 4, 1997:
PESO UP, GAINS 13.1 CENTAVOS

HONG KONG, PHILIPPINE STOCKS UP

November 3, 1997:
INVESTORS EXPECT P28.25 RATE BY YEAREND

CENTRAL BANK URGED TO TIGHTEN BANK LICENSING

November 2, 1997:
44% INCREASE IN JOLLIBEE REVENUES

NEW DOMESTIC PORT IN CAVITE PROPOSED


OCTOBER, 1997 NEWS ARCHIVE

SEPTEMBER, 1997 NEWS ARCHIVE


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