by ev3v4hn | Aug 10, 2020 | Business News
The expansion of the 8.2-kilometer Subic-Tipo Expressway (SFEx)is expected to be completed by the end of 2020. (Photo from NLEx) SUBIC BAY FREEPORT –– The P1.6-billion infrastructure project to expand Subic-Tipo Expressway (SFEx) is 50-percent complete and will be completed by the end of the year. This was announced by the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) […]
by ev3v4hn | Aug 10, 2020 | Business News
The sharp contraction of the economy in the second quarter of the year—the largest decline in the country’s history—is different from previous crises because the country is on better footing now, the head of the central bank said. In a statement, Bangko Sentral ng...
by ev3v4hn | Aug 10, 2020 | Business News
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is eyeing the expansion of a program contracting public transport operators once Metro Manila is lifted from modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). This will help meet an expected gap in available...
by ev3v4hn | Aug 10, 2020 | Business News
National Treasurer Rosalia de Leon. (INQUIRER FILE PHOTO) MANILA, Philippines — Treasury bill rates further slid across the board on Monday as government securities remained appealing to investors despite a COVID-19-induced recession. The Bureau of the Treasury sold...
by ev3v4hn | Aug 10, 2020 | Business News
“Pork Plz”: An airline-themed ready meal is sold at 4,300 won ($3.60). Yim Hyun-su/The Korea Herald/Asia News Network SEOUL — When convenience store CU launched airline-themed ready meals late June, the company said it wanted to “comfort” people who couldn’t travel...
by ev3v4hn | Aug 10, 2020 | Business News
Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Monday after President Donald Trump issued executive orders to provide tax relief and stopgap unemployment benefits for Americans hit by the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. A man walks past an electronic stock board showing...
