Business World - 2021-04-13

• January FDI inflows highest since 2019
• Vaccinatio­n key to recovery — Diokno
• Inf rastructur­e spending picks up
• SEC extends deadline for submission of 2020 annual reports
• House exploring ‘deficit-neutral’ ways to finance third stimulus
• Gov’t eyes virology body for future pandemics
• Ill or inutile?
• Metro Retail Stores Group posts nearly P450-M loss
• Emperador reports robust market expansion overseas
• Phoenix says asset sale seen to boost investor confidence
• NOW Corp. eyes fund raising this year
• Eagle Cement income down 44% amid lockdown
• Tax treaty applicatio­n: What’s new and what has not been retained?
• Easing quarantine not enough to convince some businesses to open
• Cavite extends deadline to buy bid documents for Sangley airport plan
• DoE circular on energy efficiency projects out soon
• Owning up to policy failure: Why does it matter?
• Primacy of the board of directors in corporate governance
• Aging power plants and economic growth
• Philippine office buildings feeling the pinch from POGO firms’ exodus
• China considers mixing COVID-19 vaccines to boost protection rate
• Open spaces and fast internet are priorities for PHL buyers — Ohmyhome
• Q1 office space demand gets a lift from e-commerce
• Myanmar braces for worst economic crisis
• Globe building 200 cell sites in Batangas; Smart deploys 5G in Catanduane­s
• 11,000 more people get COVID-19 virus; 15,149 dead — DoH
• Less contact tracers to be hired for longer service period
• 2 northbound lanes of Skyway Extension now open and temporaril­y toll-free
• Western Visayas travel ban renewed April 13-19
• Ancajas, Magsayo did well in latest fights, says analyst
• History made in Augusta
• PSC to be locked down for 10 days over coronaviru­s
• Alex Eala climbs further in WTA singles rankings
• DeRozan late basket lifts Spurs over Mavericks; Knicks triumph
• Recession drama Nomadland wins best film at BAFTA awards
• When a current-generation platform can do wonders
• New old songs
• The winners at the 2021 BAFTA Awards
• Gov’t fully awards Treasury bills
• BSP raises P80 billion from short-term securities
• Rediscount facility left untouched
• Stocks drop as infection surge clouds outlook
• US economy at an ‘inflection point,’ Fed’s Powell tells news show
• Biden administra­tion eyes potential threat from China’s digital yuan plans
• Grab’s $34-billion SPAC deal puts Southeast Asia technology scene on the map
• Peso weakens on rising COVID-19 cases, US outlook
• SquidPay eyes digital bank joint venture with AbaCore subsidiary
• Asian shares fall as investors await earnings
• Oil prices advance on favorable prospects for US fuel demand
• Chile´s Antofagast­a: Surging copper price not enough to entice big investment­s
• Gold slips as yields gain on higher inflation view

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