#bworldfeed

Elijah Tubayan @elijahtubayan

BIR eyes a P2.039 trillion target for 2018, up from P1.829 trillion last year.

Krista Montealegre @_kmontealegre

First Metro: Capital raising expected to accelerate by 29% to P930 bilion. Listed companies expected to drive increase in issuances in equities market, growing 79% to an all-time high of almost P250 billion. @bworldph

Melissa Luz Lopez @meltlopez

Espenila on RRR cut: From a reform standpoint, it’s desirable to lower the RRR to something like single-digit to be at par with ASEAN. We are always looking for the opportunity to start the ball rolling.

Anna G. A. Mogato @AGAMogatao

DTI begins inspection of goods at Cash & Carry Mall in Makati (Photo: DTI PRU)

Ari Kopoulos @aricochet

Disrupt or Be Disrupted: The Endemic of Banking ‘Out of Touchness’ http://bit.ly/bedisrupted

The Economist @TheEconomist

If the economic consequences are mild, why has it taken the government so long to get tough on pollution? http://bit.ly/pollutiontight

DealStreetAsia @DealStreetAsia

Asia’s largest VC deal ever pushes global funding to break records in 2017 http://bit.ly/2CRMYjO

Bloomberg Asia @BloombergAsia

Pfizer to cut 300 jobs as it stops research into neuroscience drugs, including work on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s https://bloom.bg/2m6ggAK