ECONOMY-NATION: MANILA – PH growth likely hit 6.8% in Q1– Moody’s Analytics
The Philippine economy is currently in a “sweet spot” with growth likely having accelerated in the first three months of
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BIZ-STOCK MARKET: MANILA – PSEi touches 7,500 but pares day’s losses
The stock market spent most of Thursday in 7,500 territory, threatening to hit a one-year low, before last-minute buying allowed
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BIZ-PROPERTY: MANILA – Ayala Land unit buys P2-billion property in Kuala Lumpur for Asean expansion
Ayala Land expansion. Property developer Ayala Land Inc. announces the acquisition of a property in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as a
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TECH-TRANSPORT: HANOI – Drivers struggle after Uber closes in Vietnam
UberMOTO drivers march in Hanoi to mark the last day of the ride-sharing company in Vietnam. – VIET NAM NEWS/ANN
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BIZ-STOCK MARKET: MANILA/BANGKOK – SET drops, Philippines slides to over 11-month low
The Stock Exchange of Thailand index ended lower after investors returned from the Songkran holidays on Tuesday. (Bangkok Post file
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AMERICA-US FINANCE: NATION – Starbucks will close all U.S. stores on May 29 for ‘racial-bias education’
Police officers monitor activity outside as protestors demonstrate inside a Center City Starbucks, where two black men were arrested, in
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FINANCE-MONEY: MANILA – ‘Digital wallets slowly building momentum’ Sunday, April 15, 2018
New PayPal study revealed that one out of three Filipinos are aware of digital wallets. Athough global electronics payments giant
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POLITICS-ECONOMY: JAKARTA – Moody’s Upgrades Indonesia’s Sovereign Rating in Boost to Jokowi’s Economic Agenda
Moody’s Investors Services on Friday (13/04) upgraded Indonesia’s sovereign credit ratings a notch above its lowest investmet grade, citing effective
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OPINION-ECONOMY: MALAYSIA – Mythbusting in Malaysia By Professor Dr. Hoo Ke Ping Economic Analyst -Malaysia
According to the World Bank’s September 2017 report on Malaysia, less than 1 percent of Malaysian households are currently living
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ECONOMY-FINANCE: MANILA – Sustained 6.7% growth forecast by World Bank By Business Times – Friday, April 13, 2018
Stronger expansion tied to investments, ‘Build Build Build’ The World Bank expects the Philippine economy to keep growing by 6.7
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