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Philippine working with ASEAN on disaster risk insurance scheme

October 19, 2017

The Philippines has teamed up with other member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to improve catastrophic reinsurance initiatives that will help communities across the region recover faster from the impact of natural disasters and other adverse effects

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Trilateral Meeting

October 18, 2017

SEOUL- South Korea’s Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam answers a reporter’s question as U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan (L) and Japan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama (R) listen, during a press conference following their meeting at the Foreign

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Stock index ends record-setting performances

October 18, 2017

After a series of record-setting performances, the Philippine Stock Exchange index ended lower on Wednesday. The index finished 66 points lower to 8,431.73 after falling by as much as 162.70 points one hour before training closed at 3:30 pm. In

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Duterte not pampering cops, soldiers as salaries to increase by January: Diokno

October 18, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte is not pampering soldiers and policemen as doubling their salaries could take place starting January next year, Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said on Wednesday. In a press briefing, the Department of Budget and Management chief said these

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70% of listed Japan firms enjoy profit growth: Jiji survey

October 18, 2017

TOKYO- More than 70 percent of Japanese companies that are listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s first section and close their books in February 2018 enjoyed year-on-year growth in group net profit in the first half through August, a Jiji

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Diokno optimistic gov’t to achieve full-year target P2.9-trillion spending

October 18, 2017

Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno expressed optimism on Wednesday the government could attain its full-year target of P2.909 trillion spending as disbursements in August grew by 13.9 percent year-on-year. The government has spent P201.6 billion in August, up from P177 billion last year,

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With Abeʼs blessing, Kuroda seen heading for another term as BOJ chief

October 18, 2017

While Haruhiko Kuroda’s fate as Bank of Japan governor is seen by many as largely depending on whether Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stays in power, recent media surveys suggest that Abe’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party will win big in the

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US shows keen interest in starting FTA talks with Japan

October 18, 2017

US Vice President Mike Pence expressed keen interest in starting talks on a bilateral free trade agreement with Japan during the second round of the two countries’ economic dialogue here on Monday, according to Japanese government officials. It was the

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