Philippines manufacturing PMI inches up in September The Nikkei Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index, or PMI, edged up in September, indicating the continued subdued growth of the manufacturing economy. — Nikkei Asian Review Senate probes […]
The Indonesian Wall and Floor Tile Market is Projected to Reach USD 12.7 Billion by 2021: Ken Research The Indonesia tiles industry will be driven by government investment in infrastructure development of airports and residential […]
AIIB funds $500M flood control The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved funding part of the $500-million Metro Manila Flood Management Project, the first to be approved for the Philippines by the new multilateral […]
Limit of Import Duty on Goods Proposed Up to USD2,500 per Person The imposition limit of import duty on goods from overseas is proposed to be increased by 10-fold, to USD 2,500 per person and […]
World Bank report highlights education underspending in past 10 years Despite efforts to increase its budget in the past 10 years, the education sector in the Philippines still suffers from lack of funding due to […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu ASEAN to push ‘clean’ coal technologies THE 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are aiming to “enhance the image of coal” […]
ADB Maintains Indonesia’s Growth Forecast, Expects Tamer Inflation The Manila-based Asian Development Bank has decided to maintain its forecast for Indonesia’s gross domestic product growth at 5.1 percent this year and 5.3 percent next year […]
PH climbs a notch in competitiveness The Philippines climbed one place to rank 56th among 137 countries in the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2017-2018. — Manilastandard.net Stocks slip as investors continue to cash […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Lazada expands Alibaba’s Taobao marketplace in Southeast Asia Online retailer Lazada Group said it will sell select items from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s Taobao marketplace in […]
Indonesia Rejects UN Recommendation to Abolish Death Penalty Indonesia on Thursday (21/09) accepted 167 of the 225 recommendations it received from international delegations during the 27th session of the United Nations Universal Periodic Review, or […]
PDEA fights big drug problem with a measly P1.4-B budget How can you fight a P12-billion monthly drug problem with a measly P1.4-billion budget for the entire year? — Philippine Daily Inquirer Three more Maute […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Cambodia leads way as S-E Asia takes authoritarian route The warm hug on Sept 7 between Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Thai counterpart, General […]