UK export revenues decline by 6% in the past year
The June edition of the UK Export Monitor by Coriolis Technologies and The Institute of Export & International Trade (IOE&IT) further highlights the struggles British businesses are facing as a result of the pandemic, supply chain crisis, Russia-Ukraine conflict, and
Marcos orders office revamp, abolishes redundant agencies
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. answers questions from the media after his first Cabinet meeting at the Heroes Hall of the Malacañan Palace, July 5. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ KRIZ JOHN ROSALESBy Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, ReporterPHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos,
167 more Filipinos infected with Omicron subvariants
PHILIPPINE STAR/ WALTER BOLLOZOSTHE PHILIPPINES has detected 167 more cases of three highly contagious Omicron subvariants, according to health authorities. Authorities found 140 new cases of the Omicron BA.5, 20 more cases of the BA2.12.1, and seven more cases of
Hearing for Marcos ill-gotten wealth case moved by court
Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos and the First Family ascending the main Palace staircase on the day of his 1969 inaugural. — MALACANANG.GOV.PHTHE SANDIGANBAYAN on Thursday reset proceedings on the ill-gotten wealth case of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and
Marcos meets Energy team without a chief
TWITTER BONGBONG MARCOSPRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Thursday met with officials of the Energy department, which he has yet to appoint a secretary for. The meeting tackled the agency’s direction under the new administration, Mr. Marcos said in a post
Fuel excise tax suspension will induce more economic activities — Poe
PHILIPPINE STAR/ EDD GUMBANSENATOR Mary Grace S. Poe-Llamanzares, who will again chair the chamber’s Public Services Committee, said a suspension of fuel excise tax to lower pump prices will not just benefit public transport drivers and delivery riders but also
Baguio mulls centralized parking for weekend tourists, use of hop on-hop off bus service
BAGUIO PIOTHE BAGUIO City government is looking into the revival of hop on-hop off bus services and requiring weekend tourists to park their private vehicles at the Baguio Convention Center to lessen road congestion in the popular mountain destination. “In just
Davao City records 30 new COVID-19 cases, positivity rate at 6.3%
DAVAOCITY.GOV.PHDAVAO City recorded 30 new coronavirus cases on July 6, the highest daily log since March, the local COVID-19 task force reported. The positivity rate was 6.3%, which is higher than the 5% acceptable threshold, task force spokesperson Michelle B. Schlosser
New UK chancellor Nadhim Zahawi to review corporation tax rises
Nadhim Zahawi, the new chancellor of the exchequer, has called for a review of the UK’s corporate tax policy in a clear hint that a rise from 19p to 25p due next year could be reduced or scrapped. Zahawi, who took
A new Prime Minister could see fiscal and monetary policy head in different directions
Jason Hollands, Managing Director of Bestinvest, the online investment platform and coaching service, has spoken to Business Matters about what a new Prime Minister could mean for UK fiscal policy. “The news that Boris Johnson has finally succumbed to mounting pressure
Moving back
FERDINAND “BONGBONG” R. MARCOS, JR. took his oath of office as the 17th president of the Philippines before Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Manila on Thursday, June 30. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ KRIZJOHN ROSALES“Move
Time for more aggressive monetary action
BW FILE PHOTOIt’s good to connect two seemingly unrelated pieces of news from the broadsheets.The first is from the ASEAN + 3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) based in Singapore which upgraded its growth forecast for the Philippines from 6.5% to
Big data’s past is messing with our future
THERE is an inconvenient open secret that lurks behind many decisions we make every day. We live in a data-empowered era. When we plan a trip, Google estimates our travel time and recommends routes based on both current and past
Abortion and the best Pride Month ever
It started June 23, with the US Supreme Court upholding the right to “keep and bear arms,” as provided for in the US Constitution’s 2nd Amendment. The Court followed that up by ruling against bureaucratic overreach, cutting down the Environmental
Business group calls for government to equip the next generation to become business leaders
UK Business Forums (UKBF) has welcomed recommendations to modernise and prioritise entrepreneurial education in UK schools that have been included in Entrepreneurship Education, a new report published by Finn Conway for the All Party Parliamentary Group for Entrepreneurship. UKBF contributed to