Riza Lozada Financial literacy will have to be inculcated in the minds of Filipinos to achieve a secured future, Sen. Sonny Angara said.
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Bloomberry turns around with P4-B profit in 2014
Bloomberry Resorts Corp. (BRC), owner and operator (through its subsidiaries) of the Solaire Resort and Casino, reported P4.072 billion in net profit last year to reverse a P1.315 billion loss a year ago.
Read More »Weakening China, Euro turmoil to hit Asian firms
Asian businesses will be challenged this year as a result of the impact of the worsening political situation in some European countries and China’s weakening economy, the outcome of the annual outlook and risk conference of a credit insurance firm indicated.
Read More »Absence of pin pad shields bugs ATMs
Jerry Maglunog Seventy percent of all ATMs (automated teller machines) in the country or over 7,000 ATMs are magnets for skimmers who victimize unsuspecting depositors of their cash via unauthorized withdrawals from their accounts. The reason: most of the ATMs are not equipped with pin pad shield, the most basic element to prevent skimmers from taking advantage of the ATM …
Read More »EU commits $2.15B to rescue Greece
Brussels—The European Union committed 2 billion euros ($2.15 billion) to help Athens deal with what even EU leaders now call the “humanitarian crisis” hitting Greeks in the wake of the financial crisis that left the nation on the brink of bankruptcy.
Read More »PSE profit up 2.7%; listing fees surge 19% in 2014
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) reported its 2014 net income grew by 2.7 percent to P867.55 million from P844.77 million a year ago.
Read More »1 in 4 Pinoys live in poverty–gov’t data
A bigger proportion of the population or about one in every four Filipinos were considered poor in the first half of 2014 due to government restrictions on rice imports and the lingering effects of a killer typhoon, state data released last Friday showed.
Read More »WB taps Phl as model for climate risk funding
Riza Lozada The Philippines is being groomed as a model country for mobilizing funds to address climate risks. A World Bank (WB) report stated that the country is home to 16 provinces considered among the top 50 places in Southeast Asia that are vulnerable to sea level changes.
Read More »JFC seeks long-term investments roadmap
Riza Lozada Trade chambers led by the American Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines have sought a long term roadmap that will enable the Philippines to move up the global business and competitiveness ladder particularly with the advent of ASEAN integration and forthcoming foreign trade agreements (FTAs) such as the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Read More »BSP: Phl leads in region on schemes for co-ops
Riza Recio Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member countries can emulate the Philippines initiative on credit surety fund that allows cooperatives to borrow 10 times of their minimum P100,000 contribution, Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Diwa Guinigundo said last Friday during the culminating event of the APEC Finance and Central Bank Deputies’ Meeting after the two-day discussion held in …
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