Business World - 2018-01-24

• 2017 growth ‘strong’ despite slowdown
• Finance dep’t to submit another tax reform tranche to Congress by month’s end
• Southeast Asia-focused China fund raising up to $3 billion for Silk Road projects
• Landbank board gives green light to acquire 66.67% stake in PDS
• Biotech M&A takes off as Sanofi and Celgene spend $20 billion
• Intel halts microchip flaw fix due to problem with patches
• Stocks hit record as US senators reach deal to end shutdown
• EU encouragin­g use of GSP+ to boost inclusivit­y
• SC ruling to ultimately decide competitiv­e selection’s fate — ERC
• Employers signal resistance to bills expanding holiday leave
• Global FDI falls 16% in 2017; flows into developing Asia stable — UNCTAD
• Maynilad spends P1.92B for pipe replacemen­t
• PhilJets plans to add aircraft this year to meet growing demand
• PHL urged to spend $22.8 billion on cybersecur­ity
• The Tooth Doctor wins business name tussle vs D’Tooth Doctors
• Wolfgang’s Steakhouse wants a bite of corporate market
• Solaire to give Bloomberry shares to loyal patrons
• Fernandes says AirAsia may buy more jets
• Challenges ahead of the TRAIN
• Federalism brand in front; dangerous agenda in back
• The Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) and Renewable Energy Market (RE Market)
• A minute to arrive, a minute to leave
• Asia fears US tariffs on imported washers, solar cells just the start
• As US goes quiet on close naval patrols, China speaks out
• US federal employees to return as shutdown ends
• Magnitude 6 quake sparks panic in Indonesia; no tsunami warning issued
• DoF chief flags ‘potential nightmare’ in federalism
• PDIC to hold public biddings in Manila, Davao in February
• Senate subpoenas anew ex-poll chief Bautista
• Lanao del Sur gov’t, military end 50-year-old ‘rido’ between 2 political clans
• Iloilo Business Club monitors effects of TRAIN
• Korea Expands Incentive Travel Market
• Anonymous bank accounts will be banned in S. Korea cryptocurr­ency trading
• Gov’t makes partial award of Treasury bonds
• Monetary Board sets ‘ know-your-member’ rules for loan associatio­ns
• Peso hits two-month low on weak GDP data
• PSEi stops short of 9,000 as GDP data fuel hopes
• AIG to acquire reinsurer Validus for $5.56 billion
• Prudential agrees to sell Vietnam consumer finance unit for $151M
• Banks need human upgrade to remain competitiv­e — study
• Ford Motor tests Focus prototype in US ahead of China production launch
• Icahn and Deason join forces to demand Xerox to explore options
• LG Display profit slumps on falling panel prices
• Gold steadies after US gov’t shutdown ends
• Oil rides on dollar, Libya output in volatile trade
• Copper higher on demand optimism, supply concerns
• Raw sugar lower; NY cocoa buoyed by firm sterling
• Auto firms report ‘recorrd
• Toyota Corolla Altis 2.0V
• First, we park
• Futuristic technologi­es star in Detroit auto show
• Streaking San Miguel and GlobalPort collide
• ONE, Global Citizen partner against extreme poverty
• Physicalit­y
• World Cup winner Tabora is Prima Bowler of the Year
• Unseeded Mertens routs Svitolina to reach semis
• Back to drawing board for ailing Djokovic
• It’s a business
• Car and motorcycle­s to be raffled off in MPBL opener
• Houston Rockets’ juggernaut continues to roll over top teams
• Mischa Zverev’s heavy fine for ‘poor performanc­e’
• Research puts the spotlight on what Filipino travelers want
• Balesin Island Club feted in 14th UNWTO Awards
• Nessotech launches Togatech, Inc., Moneygment app
• The place of the regional in contempora­ry Philippine art
• Don Quixote returns to the Cultural Center
• Elmer Borlongan: Chroniclin­g the Everyman
• A book lover’s wet dream: a 9-day, 24-hour book sale with discounts of 60-80%

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