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DTI-EMB leads PHL delegation to Sodec 2016 BusinessMirror May 31, 2016 In Photo: The Philippines’s public-private partners in the Outbound Business Matching Mission for information technology business-process management companies participate in the recently concluded Software and Apps Development Expo (Sodec) 2016 in Tokyo, Japan. Philippine delegates include (from left) Ma.
Read more. PHL exports halal products to Middle East countries BusinessMirror May 31, 2016 AFTER the recent passage of Republic Act (RA) 10817, or the Philippine Halal Export Development and Promotion Act of 2016, the Department of Trade and Industry-Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB) urged local exporters to tap unexplored halal-driven markets, such
Read more. Brexit vote will overshadow the Federal Reserve rate decision: UBS chair CNBC June 2, 2016 This month's vote on the U.K.'s membership in the European Union will overshadow other risks and could spur the U.S. Federal Reserve to delay an interest rate hike, Axel Weber, chairman of UBS and a
Read more. Asian economic indicators show China set to post a subdued Q2 CNBC June 1, 2016 With only a month left until the end of the quarter, there are tell-tale signs that China is set to log a subdued April-June performance. But it's not mainland data that economists are looking at;
Read more. Colombia needs $7 bln a year to boost oil exploration, stop imports -union CNBC June 1, 2016 BOGOTA - Colombia will need about $7 billion in annual investment over the next 10 years to bolster oil exploration and avoid a drastic drop in output that would lead the Andean nation
Read more. EU faces major test of trade resolve with Canada deal approval CNBC June 1, 2016 BRUSSELS - A rejection or laboured approval of a free trade deal struck with Canada could scupper the European Union's chances of opening access to new markets, the EU and Canadian trade chiefs said on
Read more. India posts 7.6% annual growth on Modi's policies Nikkei Asian Review June 1, 2016 NEW DELHI -- Amid a global slowdown, India remains the fastest-growing major economy with fourth-quarter gross domestic product growth accelerating to 7.9%, official data showed on Tuesday, handing Prime Minister Narendra Modi another reason to celebrate,
Read more. India posts 7.6% annual growth on Modi's policies Nikkei Asian Review June 1, 2016 NEW DELHI -- Amid a global slowdown, India remains the fastest-growing major economy with fourth-quarter gross domestic product growth accelerating to 7.9%, official data showed on Tuesday, handing Prime Minister Narendra Modi another reason to celebrate,
Read more. China's May PMIs leave economists cold Nikkei Asian Review June 1, 2016 BEIJING -- On the surface, fresh data out of China suggests authorities are making headway in stabilizing the economy. Analysts, however, see a less rosy picture emerging from the numbers, with one calling the results "underwhelming." The official
Read more. China's slow recovery is making officials reckless Nikkei Asian Review June 1, 2016 SHANGHAI -- About half an hour's drive from the central Chinese city of Chongqing stands the Shuangfu New District. Many villagers have moved to the town as the municipal government built a bevy of cheap homes in
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