Tourism, agro-processing seen as critical for post-pandemic growth
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THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) said five industries are candidates to become growth drivers after…
Building permit approvals growth slows to 5.7%
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APPROVED building permit applications picked up by 5.7% year on year to 38,263 in the fourth quarter, according to Philippine Statistics Authority….
Fil-Chinese chamber says DoF, DTI, Agri appointments being closely watched
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THE incoming secretaries of the Departments of Finance (DoF), Trade and Industry (DTI), and Agriculture (DA) will be critical for the incoming…
Supermarket association expecting further hikes in goods prices
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FURTHER PRICE increases are expected in grocery items beyond the recent adjustments to the government’s price control scheme, known as the suggested…
DBM releases over P1 billion in COVID compensation
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THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM), in a statement on Sunday said it released P1.081 billion worth of compensation for both…
Winning consumers with a future-fit operating model
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(Second of two parts) Consumer product companies face the challenge of transforming to stay relevant to rapidly changing consumer needs, but global…
Locked-down Shanghai to start gradually reopening malls, other businesses
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SHANGHAI — The Chinese financial and manufacturing hub of Shanghai will gradually begin reopening businesses such as shopping malls and hair salons…
N.Korea taking ‘swift measures’ against COVID outbreak
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SEOUL — North Korea said on Sunday a total of 42 people had died as the country began its fourth day under…
Gunman kills 10 in live-streamed racial attack on New York state supermarket
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — An 18-year-old white gunman shot 10 people to death and wounded three on Saturday at a grocery store in…
Envoy says Russian diplomats in US are threatened, enticed by FBI
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RUSSIAN diplomats in Washington are being threatened with violence and US intelligence services try to make contact with them, Tass news agency…