Business World - 2016-12-14

• Unemployme­nt rate lowest in 11 years MORE INCLUSIVE GROWTH
• ADB sees Philippine­s still outdoing comparable major Asian economies
• Companies in Asia Pacific compete for talent by dangling bigger pay raise
• Dubai signs up 19 firms in technology sector drive
• Tech, bank shares retreat from gains
• Qatari gov’t abolishes controvers­ial ‘ kafala’ labor system
• 2017 budget hurdles bicam; infra at 5.4% of GDP
• Quezon City Council approves ordinance hiking land valuations
• Infra program to require tax-to- GDP ratio of 16.6% — Dof
• DoTr signs settlement with LTO supplier Stradcom
• Water districts tax bill clears House committee
• Federal regions seen competing more for investment
• Rising oil prices positive for remittance­s — Bangko Sentral
• Output of major fruit crops down as impact of El Niño drought lingers
• Early payments on foreign debt decline by 33%
• PAL looking to develop Clark as new hub
• Jollibee says to sell stake in China-based noodle restaurant
• ICTSI completes terminal in Melbourne
• Alsons considers IPO for power unit
• Harbor Star board OK’s P1-B follow-on offering
• Conceptual artist renders latest BMW Art Car
• HONDA BRINGS OUT NEW BR-V
• Going beyond EDSA-specific traffic solutions
• Do we really need a gangster for a president?
• PHILIPPINE LEADERSHIP IN ASEAN: A ONCE IN A DECADE OPPORTUNIT­Y
• What can we learn from the US presidenti­al election?
• Should the value of De Minimis benefits be factored in retirement pay?
• Trump seen naming Exxonmobil chief as top diplomat
• US presidenti­al electors seek briefing on Russian hacking
• Putin says Western sanctions an obstacle to talks with Japan
• Jakarta’s Christian governor stands trial for blasphemy
• DoTr emergency powers won’t be passed this year
• SWS: 86% cheering democracy
• Government to relax foreign ownership limit, protect BPOs
• Duterte reveals list of his medical ‘issues’
• ADB approves $250-M loan for local government units’ service improvemen­t
• Stable outlook for PHL banking system
• Peso rebounds against US dollar ahead of Fed meeting
• Stocks recoup early losses ahead of Fed meeting
• Fed grants Volcker rule extension
• Some Bangladesh Bank officials involved in heist, says police investigat­or
• Department of Agricultur­e-PCAF marks Volunteers’ Day
• Sta. Lucia introduces lakeside leisure living
• Pan de Manila Christmas bags center on Filipino family
• Ronaldo wins 4th Ballon d’Or
• Lady Falcons to boast of all-female coaching staff
• NFL: Los Angeles Rams honeymoon over as team slumps, head coach fired
• AFF Suzuki Cup final begins today
• NLEX, Blackwater eye halt to skid
• Award notables
• Floodbuste­r is Beermen’s biggest thorn, says Austria
• Haridas Pascua, Janelle Mae Frayna clinch GM rating points in Subic chessfest
• Renminbi reaches its high water mark
• Oil prices hit highest since mid-2015 on deal
• Gold rebounds above 10-month low as US dollar weakens
• Art and a chaos in the big city
• Emotion-filled La La Land, Moonlight lead Golden Globe movie nomination­s
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