Japan’s economy stages modest bounce from COVID jolt, global outlook darkens
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SHINJUKU DISTRICT at night — PEMA LAMA-UNSPLASH TOKYO — Japan’s economy rebounded at a slower-than-expected pace in the second quarter from a…
Caste in California: Tech giants confront ancient Indian hierarchy
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Googleplex, home to Alphabet Inc., in Mountain View, California. — WIKIMEDIA COMMONS OAKLAND, Calif. — America’s tech giants are taking a modern-day…
Germany’s finance minister says he opposes taxing ‘excessive’ profits
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The Finance Ministry in Berlin, Germany. — A. SAVIN/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS BERLIN — Germany should not tax “excessive” company profits earned amid an…
[B-SIDE Podcast] Satellite imagery and food security
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Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side In this B-Side episode, Alice G. Laborte, a senior scientist at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI),…
Philippines sugar imports still possible, Marcos says
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A MAN repacks sugar in packets at a public market in Taguig City, Aug. 27, 2008. — REUTERS/CHERYL RAVELO MANILA – Philippines…
EXPLAINER | Constitutional amendments for more foreign investments
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Bernardo M. Villegas, economist and one of the framers of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, explains what provisions of the Constitution can be…
BSP may hike rates by 50 bps — poll
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People walk inside a market in Marikina City, June 17. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ WALTER BOLLOZOS By Keisha B. Ta-asan THE BANGKO SENTRAL…
Debt service bill falls 70% in June
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PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO THE NATIONAL Government paid P44.29 billion to service its debt in June, down by 70.51% from a year earlier,…
Philippines, China agree to resume negotiations on 3 major railway projects
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A motorist uses the Binondo-Intramuros Bridge on Wednesday, April 6. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ KRIZ JOHN ROSALES By Arjay L. Balinbin, Senior Reporter…
Globe expects healthier balance sheet after sale of 7,000 towers
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By Arjay L. Balinbin, Senior Reporter GLOBE Telecom, Inc. anticipates future earnings to increase as a result of the expected cost savings…