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Local Influences and Return Chasing: Entering a New Era in Emerging Equity Markets
This paper examines a shift in global equity flows, highlighting that local factors now dominate over global ones in emerging markets, driven by investor sensitivity to local returns post-COVID. Structural Shifts in…
How Asia-Pacific property markets are drawing fresh capital despite US rate uncertainty
Property markets in the Asia-Pacific region are likely to remain attractive despite heightened uncertainty over monetary policy after the US Federal Reserve delivered its first interest rate increase in more than three…
Jeepney fares up to P14 starting Sept. 28; buses, taxis, TNVS also hike rates
Commuters will pay higher fares for public utility jeepneys starting Monday, September 28, with fare increases also taking effect for buses, airport taxis, transport network vehicle services and point-to-point buses.
Daram women find added income in solar salt production
From processing fish and squid to producing salt, women in Daram, Samar are turning the island municipality’s abundant seawater into an additional source of livelihood.
DOLE: P42 daily wage hike in Central Visayas to take effect Oct. 14
A P42 increase in the daily wages of workers in Central Visayas will take effect on October 14, the Department of Labor and Employment announced on Sunday.
Mynt IPO draws OFW interest
Interest in the upcoming initial public offering of Mynt, the parent company of GCash, is beginning to extend beyond institutional investors and local market participants.
BOC: Over P700-M monthly losses expected after suspension of excise taxes on LPG, kerosene
The government may lose more than P700 million monthly in collections after President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ordered the suspension of the excise taxes on liquefied petroleum gas and kerosene, the Bureau of…
P10-B allotted for rice processing modernization --DA
A total of P10.363 billion has been committed to modernize rice processing as the government seeks to ramp up rice procurement, the Department of Agriculture said.
Fare hike, transport strike greet commuters Monday
A fare increase for public utility vehicles will take effect Monday, September 28, as transport groups Manibela and Piston push through with planned protests over rising fuel costs.
The fear of being obsolete
The millennials coined a term called FOMO, or fear of missing out.
