German tourists revive Venetian beach hotel
Seafront in Jesolo, near Venice. Image: AFP/Vincenzo Pinto Italy lifts its lockdown and presto! The forlorn sunbeds of a hotel on the Venetian coast fill up once more with German…
BIR: Only 24.9 percent of large taxpayers paid ahead of June 15 deadline
Only almost a fourth of firms that the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) had registered as large taxpayers were able to settle their 2019 tax dues ahead of the extended…
Machu Picchu to sharply limit visits after July reopening in Peru
Machu Picchu, Peru, South America. The Incan ruins show example of polygonal masonry and skill. Image: vitmark/Istock.com via AFP The ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, a jewel of Peruvian…
Treasury awards P20 billion in T-bills
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of the Treasury on Monday awarded all P20 billion in T-bills it offered amid a market flushed with liquidity despite lingering uncertainty on the upcoming…
Landbank still hoping to buy bigger PDS stake in 2020
MANILA, Philippines — The Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) is sticking to its goal to acquire a bigger stake in bond trading platform Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corp. (PDSHC)…
MerryMart sizzles on PSE trading debut
MerryMart chair Edgar Sia II with PNB Capital president Gerry Valenciano Shares of Merry Mart Consumer Corp., led by young tycoon Edgar Sia II, sizzled on stock market trading debut…
Coronavirus: Asia not yet ready to work from home
Most firms are resorting to flexible work schedules so that at least half the staff can stay working from home. AFP via The Straits Times/Asia News Network MANILA, Philippines —…
Asian markets slip on fears of second virus wave
HONG KONG, China – Equities dipped Monday, extending last week’s losses on fears of a second wave of virus infections around the world that could put the brakes on the…
SSS gets biggest GOCC subsidy in April for workers’ aid program
MANILA, Philippines – The national government released P34.416 billion in subsidies to state-run corporations in April, with the bulk received by the Social Security System (SSS) to disburse wage subsidies…
Concepcion: Keep opening the economy to save jobs, livelihood
MANILA — Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion has highlighted the importance of keeping the economy open to save both lives and livelihood including jobs amidst…