WFP warns food stocks running low in quake-hit northern Syria
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REUTERS GENEVA — The World Food Programme (WFP) is running out of stocks in northwest Syria and called to open more border…
Mexican genetically modified corn spat could affect US sugar trade
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REUTERS NEW YORK — Mexico’s proposed ban on genetically modified (GM) corn imports could impact other areas of trade with the United…
Peso may drop vs dollar ahead of BSP policy review
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BW FILE PHOTO THE PESO may weaken against the dollar this week as the market expects a big rate hike from the…
Stocks may move sideways ahead of BSP meet
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BW FILE PHOTO PHILIPPINE STOCKS may move sideways this week on cautious trading as investors await the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP)…
Net Foreign Direct Investment (November 2022)
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FOREIGN DIRECT investments (FDI) in the Philippines plummeted 43.6% in November to $793 million and 13.4% to $8.43 billion in the 11-month…
Money ‘mule’ incidents in 2021 spike as digital banking surges
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MONEY “mules” generated 732,392 suspicious-transaction reports (STRs) in 2021, up 1,277.09%, the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) reported. The AMLC said the STRs…
Mindanao-Visayas grid link starts testing phase in March
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THE Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) said the project linking the power grids of the Visayas and Mindanao is…
Sugar industry calls for broad participation in import program
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BUREAU OF CUSTOMS FACEBOOK PAGE THE sugar industry has called on the government to admit all interested parties, including sugar producers, industrial…
AmCham hoping for more regular SRP bulletin releases
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A supermarket is seen in Quezon City, March 4 2022. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS THE American Chamber of Commerce of the…
Bigger role for MSMEs urged as FDI flows into larger companies
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ EDD GUMBAN By Beatriz Marie D. Cruz MICRO, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) can survive within an “ecosystem” making them…