Uber drivers ruling: how thousands working in the UK’s gig economy could benefit

It’s been a long old journey for former Uber drivers James Farrar and Yasseen Aslam. But after a five year legal battle, the pair arrived at...

COVID-19 has crippled the winter sports industry – but a digital revolution will help it recover

It was all going so well. When China sparked the greatest winter sports boom in history by trying to inspire 300m people ahead of the Olympics...

ERC orders Meralco to refund PHP13.9-B in over-recoveries

MANILA – Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) customers will soon be receiving refunds from the power distribution firm. This is after the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has cleared...

Now is right time for further economic reopening: Lopez

MANILA – Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said the further reopening of economic activities has been stalled since November 2020 as the Inter-Agency...

Monetary authorities see no pandemic-induced price bubble

Canadian Chamber of Commerce announces leading Canadian CEOs to form COVID-19 Recovery Leadership Council

(OTTAWA) – February 16, 2021 – As pandemic restrictions approach one year and Canada faces new variants and vaccine delays, Canada’s business community is coming together...

DTI to launch online business mentoring in C. Visayas

CEBU CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), in partnership with the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship-Go Negosyo, and Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, will...

COVID-19 is giving us a new appreciation for physical shops

The outlook for high street stores seems gloomy. Social distancing measures and lockdowns have driven people to shop online, leading to shop closures and a boom...

Amsterdam ousts London as Europe’s top share hub, taking trading back to where it all began

Amsterdam has usurped London to become Europe’s biggest hub for trading shares. It is quite a shift for a city that was fifth behind Paris, Frankfurt...

The $4 trillion economic cost of not vaccinating the entire world

Rolling out a vaccine to stop the spread of a global pandemic doesn’t come cheap. Billions of dollars have been spent developing drugs and putting in...