REUTERSLAGOS/BANGKOK — Days before his FTX cryptocurrency exchange collapsed, co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried tweeted “Hello, West Africa!” — his latest nod to a region where a growing number of kitchen table investors had put their faith, and savings, in FTX.In South

BW FILE PHOTO MANILA — The Philippine central bank will hike interest rates this month, though the monetary board is likely to be split over whether to raise the policy rate by 25 or 50 basis points, its governor said on

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ToDate, a ‘same day’ dating app which prioritises secure online dating, has launched in the UK. All users that sign up for ToDate have to be fully ID verified and approved via AWS photo recognition software, which eliminates catfishing and boosts

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Proposed Labour plans to help small businesses get their unpaid invoices paid on time is “exactly what the UK’s 5.5m SMEs need”, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). As it stands, more than £20bn in unpaid invoices are outstanding

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IN separate advisories, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned the public not to invest in CashBaka, Hero Mining International Group, and BitBankUps.com as the three entities have not secured the license to solicit investments.According to the regulator, the

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NLEX Corp. is willing to build the 1.2-kilometer (km) link that is under the concession agreement between the government and San Miguel Corp. for the Metro Manila Skyway System.NLEX Corp. is the toll road operator and builder of the North

MIKA BAUMEISTER-UNSPLASHWALT DISNEY Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger said on Monday that one of his top priorities is to make the company’s streaming business profitable.Mr. Iger is responsible for Disney’s all-in embrace of streaming, and the launch of its marquee

STA. LUCIA Land, Inc. said on Thursday that its board had approved taking out a P5-billion loan from institutional lenders while authorizing joint ventures to develop 11 projects, including two in Mindanao.In a disclosure to the stock exchange, the property