UK urges PHL to avail of London’s £4.5-B export-import facility

MANILA–Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox have discussed ways to expand Philippine exports to the UK...

Housing, emissions and children: three ways politics touched Canadians this week

OTTAWA—Save for the several thousand pot-smoking protesters who lit up outside the Peace Tower on Thursday, Parliament Hill was an island of quiet this week—even as...

10k jobs available at Labor Day fairs in Central Luzon

MANILA—At least 10,362 job opportunities await thousands of jobseekers in job and business fairs in Central Luzon, which is part of the nationwide activities of the...

DOLE to assist OFWs claim unpaid wages, benefits

MANILA—The government assured a group of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were repatriated from Saudi Arabia of assistance in claiming unpaid wages and benefits from their...

BSP survey shows unchanged credit standards for enterprise, household loans in Q1 ‘17

MANILA—Credit standards for enterprise and household loans remain unchanged for the 32nd consecutive quarters as of the first quarter of 2017, the Q1 2017 Senior Bank...

SSS launches RACE campaign

MANILA—The state-run Social Security System (SSS) on Thursday mapped about 700 retail stores in Greenhills Shopping Center in San Juan as part of its newly-launched Run...

Ivanka Trump’s brand ramped up China trademark work in 2016

SHANGHAI — Ivanka Trump’s brand intensified its work in China as her father closed in on the Republican nomination for U.S. president, with her company applying...

Globe signs PHP8-B loan with BDO Unibank Inc. for capex

MANILA—Globe Telecom has signed a 10- year PHP8- billion term loan facility with BDO Unibank Inc. to finance the company’s capital expenditure and general corporate requirements....

BPI net income up 25.6%

Financial institutions may lose USD1-M for every cybercrime incident

MANILA—Global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab has revealed that financial institutions might incur significant costs due to cybercrime incidents. A study conducted by Kaspersky Lab and B2B...