FINANCING COMPANY Home Credit Philippines aims to reach 10 million users by the end of 2023 after reaching 9.3 million last year.“Our goal of a financially empowered Philippines comes true every year, one customer at a time. In our 10 years of service in the
The Philippines fell a spot to 61st out of 121 nations with a score of 38.7 out of 100 in the 2023 edition of the Global Soft Power Index by brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance. The index measures “soft power” or a nation’s ability to
WALT Disney Co. is hunting for whoever is responsible for distributing the then unreleased script of its latest Marvel blockbuster Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. The entertainment giant was granted subpoenas Monday ordering Alphabet, Inc.’s Google and Reddit to turn over any data they have that
PILIPINAS Shell Petroleum Corp. has partnered with Cemex Holdings Philippines, Inc., Roadex Construction Corp., and Green Antz Builders, Inc. to step up the construction industry’s decarbonization.“These collaborations are in line with our aim of putting sustainability at the heart of our strategy which is powering
Freedom of speech is defended by Roger Waters against cancel culture Roger Waters has announced that he is pursuing legal action against the “unconstitutional” decision of a German city council to cancel his May 28 concert because of his alleged status “one of the world’s best-known
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??>The John Lewis Partnership has confirmed that it will ditch the annual bonus for its 74,000 employees next year after it sank back into the red. The employee-owned group posted a loss before exceptional items and tax of £78 million for the year to
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??>Deliveroo shares have continued to pedal downwards this morning as investors struggle to regain confidence in the brand following its decision to slash some 350 job roles and disastrous IPO listing. It comes as the food delivery group, which has seen its share price
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??>Nuclear must form part of a decarbonised portfolio of energy production, argued Grant Shapps, energy and net zero secretary. He said: “If you want to get to net zero and get rid of hydrocarbons, we have to accept that base loads are required somewhere.
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??>Overseas bricklayers and carpenters could be able to get work visas more easily in the UK after the government updated its shortage occupation list. The list, which now also includes roofers and plasterers, highlights occupations that employers are struggling to fill.However, hospitality, which has
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??>Business groups have urged the government to make permanent a new £9 billion-a-year capital allowances scheme designed to stimulate investment. The chancellor yesterday announced a new “full expensing” policy for the next three years under which businesses can deduct 100 per cent of the
REUTERSWith just six days to go before Federal Reserve policymakers sit down in Washington, exactly what decision they’ll make on interest rates now and in coming months has become pretty much anyone’s guess, and investors and Wall Street economists are doing just that.Over the past
REUTERSSwiss regulators pledged a liquidity lifeline to Credit Suisse in an unprecedented move by a central bank after the flagship Swiss lender’s shares tumbled as much as 30% on Wednesday.In a joint statement, the Swiss financial regulator FINMA and the nation’s central bank sought to