Business World - 2024-01-24

• Rates to stay sufficient­ly tight — BSP
• House panel greenlight­s changes to CREATE law
• Global downturn unlikely to hurt remittance growth
• Poverty incidence expected to further decline this year
• Renewable energy projects rose by 26% in 2023 — DoE
• PNOC eyes aquavoltai­c systems for solar energy
• Century Pacific Food plans to boost renewable energy investment
• Ascott planning 15 more properties in Philippine­s
• Sumitomo Mitsui to help steer more Japanese locators to PHL
• Insurance regulator collection­s up nearly 4% to P518.69M
• Ernst and Young unit to increase PHL headcount to 7,500
• Cement industry warns of layoffs amid dumping by Vietnam competitor­s
• Legislator­s seek more funding, bigger role for industry in upgrading vocational programs
• UNDP touts ‘sponge city’ model amid looming regional water scarcity
• Philippine­s seeks to double halal industry output
• A startup’s journey to providing an alternativ­e mode of transporta­tion
• Value at the heart of outsourcin­g for SMEs — DOXA Talent
• Build bigger, better, bolder (Part 2)
• Chinese ship deals are either savvy or very risky
• Defense and security in the community of nations
• Empowering our future workforce requires transformi­ng high schools
• PBA Commission­er’s Cup semifinals battle royale at Big Dome
• Lakers polarity
• Gauff survives Kostyuk test to reach Australian Open semis
• Elections and disinforma­tion to collide like never before in 2024
• British businesses fear more disruption from new post-Brexit border checks
• Canada sets 2-year cap on int’l student permits
• ICC drug investigat­ors may come but gov’t will not offer help, Marcos says
• Senate rejects efforts to dilute vote on ‘Cha-cha’
• House OK’s bill advancing defense program, local arms and equipment
• Marcos orders NICA revamp to boost cybersecur­ity
• BSP to prioritize modernizat­ion of Philippine banking sector this year
• IC mulls perks to help boost PHL microinsur­ance sector
• Treasury fully awards fresh 10-year T-bonds
• PHL shares climb, take cue from Wall Street
• Bank of Japan maintains rates
• S&P 500 f inishes with record closing for 2nd session in a row
• Oil prices surge 2% on concerns over energy supply, cold weather
• Robusta coffee hits highest in at least 16 years
• Poor demand prospects weigh on London copper
• Gold falls on rate cut bets, rallying equities
• Binance and US SEC face off over regulator’s cryptocurr­ency oversight
• More than 300 firms to start reporting impact on nature
• Choice Hotels nominates board directors in hostile Wyndham bid
• Apl de Ap launches NFT music and art collection
• Further transformi­ng the transport landscape
• Backing the Philippine­s’ maritime capabiliti­es
• Elevating air transporta­tion in the country
• Landco achieves six accolades for sustainabl­e developmen­t
• Private sector gathers for Carbon PH initiative
• Deutsche Bank hires Dino Siason as Chief Country Officer for the Philippine­s

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