Getting real to tackle the climate crisis
By Juhern Kim
IN 1962, former South Korean President Park Chung-hee said, “if you can see factories fuming out gas, it is a sign of advent success.”
Correcting the illusion, breaking the myth
By Diwa C. Guinigundo
This is my inaugural column in BusinessWorld. My profuse thanks to Willy Reyes, BW editor-in-chief, for the opportunity to contribute to discussions in civil society on how best to shape public policy and institutions in the context of attaining high, self-sustaining, and inclusive economic growth.
Women entrepreneurs key to accelerating financial inclusion in the Philippines
By Riccardo Puliti
DURING a visit to Manila last year, I spent time with three inspiring women entrepreneurs, Bambi Sia, Jenny Yrasuegui, and Linda Moya. I was...
The lights are going out for crypto’s laser-eyed grifters
By Lionel Laurent
THERE aren’t many silver linings to be found in the cryptocurrency crash. People have lost money, often those who could least afford it.
Big Tech’s swift reaction to Capitol rioters reveals new face of corporate political power—and...
By Jerry Davis
Big Business and Big Tech both reacted swiftly to the insurrection at the US Capitol, punishing and condemning those they deemed responsible for the riot or for creating the conditions that led to it.
Ten things people in finance should never say
AT A RECENT EVENT in New York City, I chatted with a money manager whose presentation had impressed me. At least, I was impressed until he uttered one of those hackneyed phrases that just make me flinch. This is an occupational hazard in the world of economic and market commentary. Any of us can lapse into lazy shorthand. But it is something best avoided: Use of trite or clichéd formulations neither reflects well on us, nor does it show respect for the reader or listener.
Saudi Arabia is losing its appetite for oil
YOU KNOW that horror movie trope where the babysitter gradually realizes the crazed killer is phoning, not from some distant location, but from inside the house? Something similar is happening in the oil market.
Losers and gainers
By Luis V. Teodoro
His pardon will enable Pemberton to return somewhere in the US where he supposedly plans to complete his studies. Wherever he’ll be and whatever...
To rein in food inflation, we must reform our implementation of Sanitary and Phytosanitary...
By Ramon L. Clarete
The surge of onion prices lately suggested to some of us that perhaps a cartel is controlling these prices to the detriment of consumers....
Contrasting appeals to the world by leaders
By Philip Ella Juico
The 23-minute speech of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky before the joint meeting of the United States Congress was a model of defiance...
The benefits of being irrelevant
SHOULD OPINIONS and conversations always be about the issues of the day? Does the opinion page need to follow the events in the front page and the latest posts on the net? Can we talk about something else aside from the virus and the economic recession it seems to be causing along with the travel restrictions and their effects on the price of oil?
The banks always win
By Amelia HC Ylagan
Big banks posted another banner year in 2018, with profits growing by a tenth at a time of higher borrowing costs and a weaker peso. Total operating income grew by 14.9% to P564.202 billion from P491.227 billion the past year, central bank data showed (BusinessWorld Feb. 11, 2019).