Nation at a Glance — (11/16/17)
News stories from across the nation. Visit www.bworldonline.com (section: The Nation) to read more national and regional news from the Philippines.
That piece of paper
Rachael U. Yap
In filing a value-added tax (VAT) refund claim, the law provides two stages — the first is at the administrative level and the second...
Dispute over weed-killer dicamba divides farmers in southern US
WHEN IT COMES to the herbicide dicamba, farmers in the southern state of Arkansas are not lacking for strong opinions.
“Farmers need it desperately,” said...
Duterte lashes out at Canada’s Trudeau as Trump ties warm
President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at visiting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European officials over their criticism of alleged human rights abuses under...
How Shahab Shabibi used the internet to get Forbes‑listed
Lucia Edna P. de Guzman
A Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2017 lister tries to solve everyday problems one app at a time.
OECD sees faster 2nd half PHL growth
By Elijah Joseph C. Tubayan
Reporter
PHILIPPINE gross domestic product (GDP) growth should pick up slightly this semester from the first half’s 6.45% average on the...
Draft ASEAN chairman’s statement raises questions as bloc’s 31st summit winds down
THE 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit -- the second this year while the Philippines chairs the bloc -- was set to...
SE Asian businesses eye tech role in SME boost
By Krista A. M. Montealegre
National Correspondent
AS SOUTHEAST ASIA looks to the next half decade, technology will play a pivotal role in unlocking the economic...
Filinvest, JGS tap Changi for Clark proposal
FILINVEST Development Corp. (FDC) and JG Summit Holdings, Inc. (JGS) submitted a new unsolicited proposal worth P839 billion to develop Clark International Airport as...
New clearing house live by 2018
By Melissa Luz T. Lopez,
Senior Reporter
A SECOND DIGITAL clearing house meant to process real-time money transfers is eyed to go live by early 2018,...
AirAsia eyes integration of ASEAN operations
By Victor V. Saulon, Sub-Editor
REGIONAL low-cost airline AirAsia Berhad is moving towards the next phase of its business, its founder and CEO Tony Fernandes...
Banks told to craft cyber risk management strategies
BANKS must craft new strategies on information security to manage, detect, and respond to cyber-attacks which could bog down operations, as part of tighter...