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…
LANDBANK distributes payouts via card to Ilocos region crop insurance claimants
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Courtesy: Land Bank of the Philippines SEVEN FARMER-beneficiaries from Region I received a combined P46,400 worth of insurance payouts through their LANDBANK…
US investments in semiconductors, electronics seen rising with IPEF
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REUTERS THE Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) is expected to boost US investments in the Philippine semiconductor and electronics industries, according…
Understanding the implications of the EPR Law
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(Second of two parts) The circular economy concept has been given more and more attention through the years and has now materialized…
Leonard Grospe qualifies for the finals of men’s high jump
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LEONARD GROSPE delivered a record-setting effort to make the finals of the men’s high jump of the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in…