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Month: July 2024

Economic czar urges NGAs to ease processes for pharma investors

MANILA: Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs Secretary Frederick Go urged concerned national government agencies (NGAs) to address the ‘pain points’ of pharmaceutical industry players and strengthen the country’s manu…

PBBM welcomes Malaysian foreign minister in Malacañang

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. welcomed Malaysian Foreign Minister Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad Bin Haji Hasan in Malacañang during the latter’s courtesy call on Monday.

According to a Presidential Communications Office news release, the …

Meralco rebuts claim of earning from convenience fees

MANILA: The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) on Monday said it does not earn from convenience fees from online payment but only processes it for its payment partners.

‘We would like to reiterate that there is no charge if customers use Bayad e-walle…

PM meets leaders of Korean economic groups in Seoul

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had separate meetings with leaders of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s economic groups in Seoul on July 1 within the framework of his ongoing official visit to the country.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

BSP, other central banks gear up for Project Nexus implementation

MANILA: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and other central banks in Asia recently completed the comprehensive blueprint for phase three of Nexus, a project that seeks to enhance cross-border payments by connecting multiple domestic instant paymen…

Vietnam seeks to expand coffee market share in Canada

The export value of Vietnamese coffee to Canada reached over 4.4 million USD in the first quarter of 2024, up 12.2% compared to the same period last year. Vietnam earned over 32 million USD from exporting coffee to Canada in 2023, the highest level i…