Asian shares fall as investors eye EU meeting on pandemic
TOKYO — Asian shares were mostly lower Monday as investors cautiously eyed the summit of European leaders discussing the pandemic crisis and coronavirus cases continued to soar in the U.S.…
Moody’s keeps investment-grade rating for PH despite pandemic
Debt watcher Moody’s Investors Service on Thursday (July 16) kept the Philippines’ investment-grade credit rating and “stable” outlook, auguring well for the government’s plan to borrow more to finance the…
Hip-hop artists continue to thrive amidst the coronavirus pandemic
Lil Baby at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 1, 2019, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Image: AFP via AFP Relaxnews While Goldman-Sachs projects…
Resorts World Sentosa to retrench staff amid ‘devastating impact’ of COVID-19 pandemic
All affected workers will get “fair compensation”. RWS says it is also committed to working with the Government to help identify new career opportunities for retrenched workers. The Straits Times/Asia…
Huawei posts 13.1% revenue growth amid pandemic, sanctions
FILE – In this Oct. 31, 2019, file photo, a man uses his smartphone as he stands near a billboard for Chinese technology firm Huawei at the PT Expo in…
PH financial market distortions due to pandemic temporary, says BSP chief
The Philippine financial system remains strong and any damage that the COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted on it is temporary, according to the head of the country’s central bank. Bangko Sentral…
Business amid a Crisis: SMDC extends a Lifeline to Residents displaced by the Pandemic
For 15 years, she rode the waves, her days spent making sure passengers were happily cruising the seas, docking from city to city, in Asia, Europe and America, their dissatisfactions…
DOF warns of cybercrime surge as pandemic drives hike in online money transactions
As more and more Filipinos go online for their financial transactions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, officials have warned of a surge in cybercrime as criminals also adjust to this “new…
Different pandemic hounding local banana sector
A different pandemic is hounding the local banana industry, which already saw production this year cut by as much as 20 percent. The Panama disease, also known as banana wilt,…
BSP chief: COVID-19 pandemic shows ‘increasing importance’ of digital transactions
MANILA, Philippines — The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the “increasing importance” of digital transactions in the country, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Ben Diokno said Wednesday. In a pre-State…