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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) noted a rise in spurious bank transactions involving North Korea, as it called on banks and other BSP-supervised institutions (BSFIs) to be vigilant on financial transactions involving the East Asian nation, and individuals and entities connected to it. 

The eighth International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum was held recently in China’s Macao Special Administrative Region with the aim of promoting global infrastructure development with sustainability and innovation. 

Yang Jilin stands in front of a modern machine on the third floor of the village office and types his name to check if the government subsidies have been allocated. 

An initiative of the Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development, Charming Beijing: A Beijing Tourism Fair was recently held at SM by the Bay. 

China’s Ningxia province will leave no stone unturned to integrate itself further into Belt and Road Initiative through China-Arab States Expo 2017 which the China’s autonomous region will host on Sept. 6-9 this year. 

Great things can start from humble beginnings, they say. In the case of four sisters from Barangay Parang-Parang, Orani town, Bataan province, it all started with polvoron. 

The Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (Philexport) welcomed the implementation of an “enhanced VAT refund system” for export sales as proposed in the Lower House-approved comprehensive tax reform package. 

Mini bank branches which extensively uses automated services will be liberalized to allow more Filipinos to access financial services, Deputy Governor and incoming Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Nestor Espenilla Jr. said. 

By Luis Leoncio  While economic managers said the economy has enough buffers to blunt the effect of the current crisis in Mindanao, the long-term effect would largely depend on how “things pan out.” 

By Riza Lozada  Key fiscal indicators improved in the first three months as a result of increasing revenue collections, which now outpaces the yearly economic growth rate, while the national government’s budget gap and outstanding debt remained very well managed, Department of Finance (DOF) figures showed.