MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ trade deficit swelled in July, the government’s statistics agency reported Tuesday, after exports barely grew during the month while imports continued its accelerated growth pace. Trade gap in July hit $3.55 billion, wider than $1.31 billion deficit recorded a year ago and June’s $3.19 billion. Total exports grew by measly 0.3 […]
Read MoreRESALE prices of private non-landed homes in Singapore dipped last month, breaking a 12-month climb to record highs, after the latest property cooling measures took effect in July, going by data from real estate portal SRX Property. Resale prices of condominiums and private apartments declined by 0.2 per cent in August from the previous month, […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The amount was part of a total of VND66.86 billion (US$2.91 million) in back taxes and fines that the Ho Chi Minh City Tax Department had asked Uber to pay since September 2017. The Netherlands-based Uber paid in full the entire VND53 billion (US$2.28 million) in back taxes and fines under the request […]
Read MoreThe National Social Security Fund (NSSF) yesterday teamed up with a Philippine insurance provider to boost the quality of the local social security system. Under the new memorandum of understanding, NSSF, an organisation of the Ministry of Labour, and Philhealth, a state-owned firm responsible for implementing universal health coverage in the Philippines, will maintain an […]
Read MorePTT Plc, the national oil and gas conglomerate, has defended itself against remarks by former Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij about its takeover of SET-listed Glow Energy Plc, saying the acquisition was legal and is being vetted by regulators. The former Democrat Party politician posted an article to the public last weekend, claiming this deal will give […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Foreign direct investments (FDI) continued to flow into the country on the back of strong macroconomic fundamentals and growth prospects, rising by more than 42 percent to $5.75 billion in the first half from $4.04 billion a year ago, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. The inflows from January to June […]
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