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‘Decade of emerging markets’ may be about to regain traction
Published on 12/06/2023
» Emerging-market bulls are still upbeat on the asset class, even after China’s highly-touted reopening rally fizzled and proved Wall Street’s early 2023 optimism to be misplaced.
Fire destroys historic Philippine post office building
Published on 22/05/2023
» A huge fire destroyed a historic post office in the Philippine capital Manila, injuring seven people, officials said Monday.
Argentina ramps interest rate to 97% as inflation soars
AFP, Published on 16/05/2023
» BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's central bank hiked its base interest rate Monday by six points to 97% as the government prepares to announce a spate of measures to tackle soaring inflation ahead of October's general election.
Philippine agency seeks 330,000T of rice imports as buffer stocks thin
Published on 14/04/2023
» MANILA: The Philippines' National Food Authority (NFA) has proposed importing 330,000 tonnes of rice to cover an expected deficit in its buffer stock, as the government seeks to curb the cost of the staple grain and limit upward pressure on inflation.
Lingering bank worries keep lid on Asian shares
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 25/03/2023
» RECAP: Asian shares came under pressure yesterday after lingering banking stability concerns gripped Wall Street, while bond markets bet that recent rate hikes by central banks will be among the last of the cycle, allowing for policy relief later in the year.
Dominican government razes homes to erect wall on Haiti border
AFP, Published on 24/03/2023
» DAJABóN (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) - Leocadio Guzman is one of dozens of residents of La Mara in the Dominican Republic whose house was torn down by the military.
Miracle drug kept from poor nations
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 26/02/2023
» When Seshagiri Buddana learned of a powerful new cystic fibrosis drug that was transforming lives in the United States and Europe, he was filled with hope that it could help his son, Hemanth, who had spent much of his childhood in a hospital bed. But the family couldn't get the drug because they live in India.
Fakery and fraud: Energy scammers cast 'wide net' on Facebook
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» WASHINGTON: A Filipino consumer fumes as she rips open a portable charger to discover she has been conned -- the batteries are choked with sand, making her yet another victim of scammers on Facebook.
Philippines’ Marcos inspects landslide-hit province, death toll at 110
Published on 01/11/2022
» Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Tuesday conducted an aerial inspection over a southern province hit by landslides triggered by tropical storm Nalgae that killed 110 people.
Fetco chief condemns Fed policy of 'misguided' hikes
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 14/10/2022
» The global economy is on the verge of falling into recession next year as countries have taken the wrong currency management path in response to the US Federal Reserve's aggressive policy rate hikes, a Thai economist warns.