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Mizuho Resumes ATM, Online Banking Services

July 17, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Mizuho Bank resumed its automated teller machine and online banking services Tuesday morning after a three-day suspension. The suspension was designed to smooth the way for data transfer work by the unit of Mizuho Financial Group Inc. to

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Stocks, peso end slightly higher

July 17, 2018

Philippine stocks recovered in the afternoon session on a rainy trading day Tuesday. The Philippine Stock Exchange index closed at 7,381.68, up 12.24 points. In the broader market, there were 91 gainers, 90 decliners and 55 shares unchanged. The peso

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BOJ Minutes Show Difficulty of Predicting Lehman Collapse

July 17, 2018

Tokyo- The minutes of the Bank of Japan’s policy meetings in January-June 2008 showed Tuesday that the bank’s policymakers had difficulty reading signs of the impending collapse of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers. At the meeting in June, when the

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IMF Cuts Japan 2018 Growth Outlook

July 17, 2018

Washington- The International Monetary Fund on Monday lowered its growth outlook for Japan’s economy for this year to 1.0 pct, a reduction of 0.2 percentage point from its April prediction. While maintaining its global growth projection at 3.9 pct for

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Personal remittances higher by 4.4% in Jan-May: BSP

July 16, 2018

Personal remittances from overseas Filipinos  reached $2.7 billion in May , some 6.1 percent higher than the level posted a year ago. On a cumulative basis, personal remittances from January to May grew by 4.4 percent year-on-year to reach $13.2

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EXCLUSIVE: Japan to Extend Best-Before Dates for Pork to Help Exports

July 16, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese government is discussing plans to extend best-before dates for pork products in a bid to boost their exports, Jiji Press learned Monday. The best-before periods for Japanese pork products are shorter than those for products from other

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Stocks ends four-day gain; peso at P53.53:$1

July 16, 2018

Philippine stocks ended a four-day gain as the key index closed nearly 30 points lower on Monday. The peso weakened slightly to P53.53 against the US dollar from P53.51 on Friday. Volume was a low $290.75 from the previous’ $397

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Stocks up, but peso ends at P53.51:$1

July 13, 2018

Stocks ended the week higher on Friday but the peso declined slightly against the US dollar as it neared a 12-year-low. The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Index settled at 7,399.18 points, up 48.60. In the broader market, there were 103

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