Business World - 2021-06-30

• PHL raises $3B from global bond sale
• PEZA eyes 7% increase in investment pledges
• Slower PHL growth seen amid prolonged pandemic
• Gross nat'l savings fall amid drop in disposable income
• Ayala Group’s COVID-19 response receives Gold Quill
• Agri trade def icit grows sharply in first quarter as imports expand
• Mining industry contributi­on to 2020 GDP estimated at P102B
• Duterte orders drafting of workforce recovery plan
• Asian laggards to see mounting debt pressure on delayed revenue rebound
• Wolbachia bacteria ‘dramatical­ly reduces’ dengue — study
• Mobilizing community volunteers as ‘Bakuna Champions’
• DoE to Hedcor: Keep operating hydropower plants in Benguet
• Ayala Land develops waterside district in Cebu
• Citicore to use REIT proceeds for 15 solar projects in Luzon
• Better infrastruc­ture opens new opportunit­ies for Clark
• SEC clears Alsons’ plan to issue P3-B securities
• Indonesia’s COVID-19 situation nears ‘catastroph­e’ — Red Cross
• Vietnam economy picks up in Q2, but virus could weigh on outlook
• Concepcion: No more ‘Merry Christmas’ if delta variant spreads
• Addressing the Philippine education crisis
• What to do about lower Philippine remittance­s
• Stepping up
• Regulating bayanihan
• Copper eases as China industrial profits slow, stocks climb
• Tech stock rally sends S&P and Nasdaq to record highs
• Oil slides 2% on rising COVID-19 cases, ahead of OPEC+ meeting
• Gold bullion stuck in a rut as coronaviru­s fears counter US Fed’s hawkish tilt
• Gilas Pilipinas begins FIBA OQT campaign against host Serbia
• SMC sports facility turned into vaccinatio­n site
• Paul George (41) helps Los Angeles Clippers stay alive against Phoenix Suns
• Golfers Saso and Pagdangana­n qualify for Olympic Games in Tokyo
• Suiting up
• GAB chairman Mitra talks pro sports at PSC sports summit
• Manila remains under lockdown until mid-July
• Duterte threatens to block Pacquiao bid for presidency next year
• SEC-Davao warns public vs JC Pro Global Trading’s illegal investment scheme
• Prosecutor again junks sedition case vs teacher who tweeted reward for Duterte’s death
• LANDBANK-UCPB merger OK’d
• Sumitomo to take 5% stake in RCBC
• Gov’t fully awards reissued 20-year bonds
• BPI to increase authorized capital stock as part of plan to absorb thrift unit
• A STRING OF SOUNDS, LESSONS, AND INSPIRATIO­N
• Shares inch higher as gov’t maintains restrictio­ns
• Telcos bosses stake claim to digital future in Barcelona
• Qualcomm to work with more than 40 companies on faster 5G variant
• In a scarred Hong Kong, ‘beautiful things are gone’

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