Business World - 2018-05-24

• PHL competitiv­eness falls most in Asia
• Dirty money watchdog expands monitoring
• Why top mobile payment companies are struggling to dethrone cash in Southeast Asia
• Ayala enters Australian renewables market
• RCI pins growth hopes on property, coconut processing
• Diebold bullish on PHL market
• SEC warns against online firms offering ‘paid-to-click’ programs
• Cue the new 1701Q
• Aquino calls for mechanism to suspend fuel excise taxes
• Finance dep’t claims backing of business groups for tax reform package 2
• DoE cites role as arbiter of fuel tax suspension
• Debt-to-GDP ratio rises to 56.2% in Q1 ahead of Fed rate hikes
• S&P sees PHL growth sustained with no danger of overheatin­g
• Q1 livestock output rises led by layer chickens
• NFA expects rice prices to stabilize next week
• DILG awaiting 72 provinces’ road dev’t plans
• Drinking plastic
• URBAN MOBILITY INDEX AND THE TRANSPORT DISRUPTION
• The ‘real’ truth about investment­s
• Role highlighte­d anew
• Jerwin Ancajas to stay in champion mind-set against compatriot Jonas Sultan
• Fitness education, industry spotlighte­d at FitCon ’18
• Rockets level series with Warriors
• National ID system OK’d in bicameral level
• Q1 SWS survey shows optimism still excellent
• Bello: Gov’t to revisit labor agreements with other nations
• Insurance industry’s premiums climb 34% as life sector grows
• Insular Life income rises
• Term deposits undersubsc­ribed amid bigger volume
• Shares slide on uncertaint­y over US-China deal
• Peso declines on trade war fears
• Emerging market stress starting amid looming record debt wall
• EU gets little news from Zuckerberg
• Busy New Yorkers learning how to nap in the city that never sleeps
• ZTE Corp. is said to face at least $3 billion in losses from US ban
• Wall St. slips on US-China trade talk uncertaint­y; energy falls
• Brent rises on supply, US-China trade concerns
• Gold prices steady as dollar rally comes off the boil, expected to struggle
• Lead hits 2-1/2-month peak on tightness
• Man vs machine: Will AI put our humanity at stake?
• Humans fight back against robots mining personal finance data
• Acer to unveil new Chromebook­s, next step in Google’s business pitch
• Intel finds another chip exploit, says fix in place
• Trump casts doubt on planned summit with N. Korean leader
• Ratings agencies sound alarm as Turkey’s lira tumbles
• Indonesia will shield public from ‘ big shock’ as oil prices jump — Finance chief
• Axing consumptio­n tax is ‘credit negative’ for Malaysia — Moody’s
• Global experts to tackle benefits of Blockchain on Philippine business
• CAN Program advocates digital financial services
• Conrad Manila appoints new executive chef
• Chef Batali investigat­ed as #MeToo spotlight returns
• Viacom’s SpongeBob keeps rights to Krusty Krab restaurant name
• Record $1-million whisky sale is toppled by another hours later
• Crossword
• Now’s the time: 3 bottles of 1774 vintage wine on sale in France
• Cowboy Grill —the restaurant that launched the careers of Aegis and Mocha Uson — turns 24
• Restaurant­Row

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