Business

Duterte to Singapore: PH is open for business

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte wooed a group of business leaders in Singapore by discussing the many developments and reforms…

Venezuela bank note chaos prompts looting

Agence France-Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) - Desperate Venezuelans looted delivery trucks and clashed with police Friday as protests broke out…

Philippine economy can withstand higher interest rate of US Federal Reserve

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) -- Malacañang allayedfears of the business sector regarding the interest rate hike implemented by the…

PHL economy strong enough to ride out US Fed hike, says Dominguez

MANILA, Dec. 16 - Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III expressed optimism that the country’s rock solid macroeconomic fundamentals along with…

Dollar surges, most markets sink on Fed rate call

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher on Thursday as the dollar soared against the yen in response to…

Brazil Senate approves 20-year spending freeze

by Eugenia LOGIURATTO Agence France Presse BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) - Brazil's Senate on Tuesday approved a 20-year government spending freeze…

Lagarde grilled over ‘colossal’ payout in French trial

by Aurélia END Agence France Presse PARIS, France  (AFP) - IMF boss Christine Lagarde faced a grilling Tuesday, the second…

Cuba signs deal with Google for faster access

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- Cuba signed a deal with Google Monday to enable faster access to content from the US tech…

China retail sales up 9.2% on-year in November: govt

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's industrial output and retail sales growth both accelerated in November, government data showed Tuesday, in a…

Oil soars as non-OPEC producers agree on caps

SINGAPORE , Singapore (AFP) -- Oil soared Monday following a landmark deal by Russia and other non-OPEC producers to join…

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