The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

Philippines submits 40 ‘small, large’ projects for China financing, feasibility studies

January 25, 2017

BEIJING—A Philippine delegation led by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has submitted a total of 40 “large and small” infrastructure projects to China for possible loan financing and assistance in conducting feasibility studies, with more talks on details of these

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Stocks flat, peso gains slightly

January 25, 2017

Stocks finished relatively unchanged in heavy volume on Tuesday as the main index declined by 3.70 points to end at 7,370.65.   Turnover soared to 1.24 billion shares worth P7.89 billion from Monday’s 1.22 billion shares valued at P5.61 billion.

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Stocks, peso gain after Trump inaugural

January 23, 2017

Stocks and the peso gained on Monday following the inaugural of President Donald Trump. The Philippine Stock Exchange index surged nearly two percent despite slightly higher foreign selling. The index closed at 7,374.35 points, up 141.69 points. Volume reached 1.22

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SSI, Ryohin Keikakyui create joint venture firm to boost MUJI retail business  

January 23, 2017

Stores Specialists Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SSI Group Inc., has entered into an agreement with Ryohin Keikakyui Co. Ltd (RKJ) to form a joint venture company to further develop the MUJI retail business in the Philippines. SSI Group Inc

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Philippine, Chinese officials to discuss infra projects

January 23, 2017

BEIJING—A high-level delegation from the Philippines, led by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, arrived here Monday for meetings with top-ranking Chinese officials to hammer out details of several proposed big-ticket projects China has offered for funding, which include irrigation systems,

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Peso closes at P49.92 against the US dollar  

January 20, 2017

The peso improved slightly on Friday after hitting a key level in the previous day, with the Philippine currency ending at P49.92 against the US dollar. On Thursday, the peso hit P50 in early trading before settling at P49.98. Volume

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Toyota, others urged to build more plants in US

January 20, 2017

WASHINGTON– U.S. Commerce Secretary-designate Wilbur Ross on Wednesday urged Toyota Motor Corp. and other manufacturers to build more plants in the United States as part of efforts to reduce the U.S. trade deficit and increase employment. Speaking at his Senate

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Peso hovers near 50 against the US dollar

January 19, 2017

The peso opened at P50 against the dollar and closed only a shade above that at P49.98 on Thursday, apparently due to a remark from US Fed chairman Janet Yellen that steady rate hikes may be needed. On Thursday, the

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