WE ALL remember that some years back, Ford found great success in creating a unique market space — for the mini utility vehicle — in the Asian automobile market, which is embodied by the Ford EcoSport.

THE conventional cosmetics industry has struggled with shade inclusivity for decades. Supermodel Iman launched her namesake makeup line in 1994, due to the lack of options for women of color, and fellow legend Naomi Campbell has long been a vocal critic of the lack of inclusion in the beauty and fashion worlds.

RATES OF THE Treasury bills (T-bills) to be auctioned off this week will likely decline as investors wait for the central bank’s policy decision on Thursday.

FRUIT GROWERS in Mindanao and a Davao City logistics firm have signed an agreement to bring fresh produce to Metro Manila and other major urban areas starting September.

FORD PHILIPPINES President and Managing Director PK Umashankar succinctly described the all-new Territory SUV it launched last Friday as one that “delivers on space, size, technology, and powertrain.”

THE PESO will likely appreciate further this week on increased risk appetite amid expectations that restriction measures in Metro Manila will be lifted to support the economy.

BEIJING — Four famous amateur model grandmothers took off their masks during a saunter down the streets of Beijing last Thursday to demonstrate life returning to normal as the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic eases in China.

FISHERIES OUTPUT rose 3.1% year on year to 1.18 million metric tons (MT) in the second quarter led by commercial fisheries and aquaculture producers, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.

MITSUBISHI MOTORS Philippines Corp. (MMPC) reported that it registered sales growth last July. Its total of 3,149 units sold was 39% compared to June sales, and the company noted that the increase was reflected across its model lineup. The Mitsubishi Xpander moved 1,038 units, 63% improvement over June, followed by Mitsubishi Strada (up 58%), and the Mitsubishi L300 (up 19%).

YIELDS ON government securities (GS) ended flat last week as market players traded the newly listed five-year retail Treasury bonds (RTB) and on news of the central bank funding state debt.

LOCAL SHARES are expected to rally this week as investors wait for the government’s announcement on quarantine measures to be implemented in Metro Manila.

MANILA — The Philippines imposed a temporary ban on poultry meat imports from Brazil on Friday after two cities in China found traces of the new coronavirus in cargoes of imported frozen food, including chicken wings from the South American country.