Business World - 2018-04-03

• Factory activity picks up despite inflation
• Moody’s says overheatin­g farfetched; FMIC, UA&P see Q1 growth past 7%
• SE Asia’s competitio­n watchdogs train sights on Grab-Uber deal
• Revenue loss feared under 2nd tax reform
• MetroPac Water gains a foothold in Vietnam
• Global-Estate Resorts profit up 56% in 2017
• Maynilad to spend P1.7B on wastewater projects
• AboitizPow­er creates company for solar rooftop business
• Melco says City of Dreams Manila generates $649-M revenues in 2017
• Megaworld planning offshore bond issuance
• Amendments on compensati­on tax
• Swiss firms invited to invest in PHL ahead of negative list easing
• MPIC unit to submit proposal for Cavite toll road next month
• Customs bureau exceeds March collection target by over 19%
• SEIPI sees little impact from Indian duties on smartphone parts
• Executive privilege shields President Duterte from inquiries
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• EXPANDED ENVIRONMEN­TAL RIGHTS AND ANTI-COAL DRAMA
• Should there be ‘independen­t directors’ in the GOCC sector?
• The demand side of culture
• Caruana wins Berlin Candidate Tournament
• Azkals’ win soothes football ‘thirst’
• Home of new-age sports in PHL rises in Imus, Cavite
• SM Skating MOA to host Ice Hockey Challenge Cup of Asia on April 3-8
• Pistons’ offseason
• Malacañang says ‘endo’ up to Congress
• DTI recommends closure of Boracay ‘in phases’
• MRT deploys more trains
• BSP targets to roll out clearing house for electronic transactio­ns this month
• Gov’t partially awards Treasury bill offer
• BPI sets pricing, terms for stock rights offering
• PHL shares trek higher amid thin trading volume
• Peso climbs on continued inflows
• Deutsche plans shifts in board
• As corporate-government tax pacts falter, Coca-Cola Co. challenges huge US bill TRANSFER PRICING CHALLENGE
• China slaps retaliator­y tariffs on 128 US imports worth $3 billion
• Japan business confidence slips in March survey — BoJ
• Renault shares jump on new Nissan merger reports
• Starbucks coffee in California must have cancer warning, judge says
• Asia stocks start new quarter on front foot; dollar steady
• Gold, other precious metals rise on renewed US-China trade tensions
• Oil prices rise on lower US drilling activity, but rising Russia output weighs
• Shanghai metals start second quarter with gains on weaker greenback
• Trump tweets DACA deal for young immigrants is off
• China, Vietnam agree maritime row should be settled through talks
• Thai editor could face charges over picture of kings wearing masks
• Costa Rica votes in ex-minister as next president
• What New Clark City can learn from Putrajaya
• Arthaland goes ‘green’ with new BGC building
• Federal Land expands into San Juan
• Singapore home prices post biggest jump in almost 8 years
• ASEAN Data Science Explorers 2018 kicks off for its second year
• Aeternitas Memorial Chapels and Columbariu­m bared
• Virtual reality meets big screen in Ready Player One
• Seeing HK as the locals do
• Ready Player One more-than-ready atop box office
• A Minute with: Lena Waithe as a ‘guy or a chick’ in Spielberg’s Ready Player One
• Manila’s year in music: sold-out concerts, returning faves, and a diva finally arrives
• Lindsay Lohan loses appeal
• Kim Jong Un ‘deeply moved’ by K-pop concert

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