BW FILE PHOTOTHE information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) industry said US tariffs may end up having an indirect impact on services, citing the growth slowdown from US President Donald J. Trump’s first term.IT & Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) President Jonathan
The UK government has been accused of “sabotaging” its own tourism industry after new figures revealed that international visitor spending fell by more than £2 billion in 2024 compared to pre-pandemic levels, despite a global recovery in travel. According to the World Travel and Tourism Council
REUTERSFINANCIAL MARKETS in the ASEAN+3 economies posted mild reactions to the US tariffs announced in early April, ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) said.The subsequent 90-day pause on most tariffs, however, have kept markets volatile, and investor confidence remains fragile, AMRO said in a report on
PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANTHE National Food Authority (NFA) said it built up reserves equivalent to nine days’ consumption — 7.17 million 50-kilogram bags of milled rice, the highest inventory level since the end of 2020.The NFA said farmers were encouraged to sell by the agency’s
SCIENCEPARK.COM.PHLUGGAGE maker PLG Prime Global Co., a US-Taiwan company, is considering setting up a manufacturing facility in the Philippines, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said.In a statement on Tuesday, PEZA said it met with representatives of PLG Prime to discuss opportunities presented by the
PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCASTHE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday that it will invite more hog farms to participate in a direct-sourcing scheme piloted by Food Terminal, Inc. (FTI), which supplies retailers with pork products at reduced cost due to the savings on logistics.The
Balisacan batting for more 2026 funding for DEPDev beyond initial offers from legislators - BusinessWorld Online National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan
FAO designates 100 sites in PHL to receive climate-change projects - BusinessWorld Online THE United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) nominated 100 sites in the
JOSUE ISAI RAMOS FIGUEROA-UNSPLASHAPPROVED building permits declined 2.5% in February, a turnaround from the 4.8% growth posted a year earlier, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said in a report.Citing preliminary data, the PSA said building projects covered by the permits numbered 14,440 in February, lower
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More than eight million people will find themselves paying higher rates of income tax by the end of the decade due to the long-term freezing of tax thresholds, according to the UK’s official forecaster. In projections released alongside the March spring statement, the Office for Budget