The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business
Enhancing the quality of locally manufactured electronic products is the target of an industry group to ramp up exports receipts of the country.
Read More »Electronic chip makers eye better quality to boost exports; optic cable sales seen to jump
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First Gen adds 100MW to Luzon power supply
The Lopez group’s First Gen Corp. (First Gen) will start commercial operation of the 100-megawatt (MW) natural gas-fired power plant San Gabriel Avion in Batangas City.
Read More »SMFI scheme orients Filipino families on subsistence farming
Small-scale farming—which is mainly for a family’s sustenance, plus a little income from agricultural produce—does not get the same attention as commercial farming, but it has the best potential to eradicate hunger in the majority of Filipino families.
Read More »BOI tests Japan-made e-vehicles in Intramuros
The Board of Investments (BOI) has signed a memorandum of agreement with local companies for the demonstration of the P550 million e-vehicles project of Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).
Read More »BSP exec urges caution on wage-hike proposals
Plans to increase wages nationwide to the level of those in the National Capital Region (NCR) should be tempered by productivity gains, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Diwa Guinigundo said.
Read More »AMLC issues rules against account closures
By Riza Lozada The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) is requiring financial institutions to conduct enhanced due diligence on clients from high-risk jurisdictions before terminating banking services and advising against arbitrary closure of accounts.
Read More »Duterte luster fades for stock market index
The stock market index weakened more than any other regional stocks last month, completely erasing the rally that had taken place since President Duterte took office in June.
Read More »Panay Energy, NGCP complete power plant link to Visayas grid
The Panay Energy Development Corp. and the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) have completed the synchronization of PEDC’s new 150 MW coal fired power plant to the Visayas Grid last August 19 with connection to the NGCP substation in Sta. Barbara, Iloilo.
Read More »Ayala Corp. unit divests from service firm Integreon
Ayala Corp. unit LiveIt Investments Limited (LiveIt) has divested its 58.71 percent share in Integreon Managed Solutions Inc. (Integreon Inc.), a global provider of legal support, research and business services to law firms, financial institutions and corporations.
Read More »Phinma gets new ticker symbol
Phinma Energy Corp. will use a new ticker symbol at the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE).
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