Philippines morning news for July 25

Philippines morning news for July 25

Duterte seeks laws to curb Philippine inflation, spread wealth Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has asked lawmakers to pass legislation that will help restrain inflation and spread wealth and power beyond the capital region. — Bangkok […]

Indonesia morning news for July 24

Indonesia morning news for July 24

Childhood stunting: Indonesia sees success from accelerated fight Salmiah thought she had learned all that she needed to know about raising a healthy child from being a community health worker in Batukliang, Central Lombok, since […]

Philippines morning news for July 24

Philippines morning news for July 24

Philippines infrastructure: Build, build, build… but not so fast The Philippines Department of Finance (DOF) has hit back at criticism by a university professor describing the rate of infrastructure development currently underway as being “faster […]

Indonesia morning news for July 23

Indonesia morning news for July 23

World Bank to fund Accelerate Agrarian Reform project in Indonesia The objective of the Program to Accelerate Agrarian Reform (One Map Project) for Indonesia is to establish clarity on actual land rights and land use […]

Philippines morning news for July 23

Philippines morning news for July 23

Govt-led firms remit a total of P31.297B THE Department of Finance (DOF) has reported that 51 ​of 77 government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) have remitted a total of P31.297 billion to the Bureau of the […]

Indonesia morning news for July 20

Indonesia morning news for July 20

Bank Indonesia Stays Hawkish as It Keeps Key Rate on Hold Indonesia’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged after three hikes in a row helped to stabilize the currency in Southeast Asia’s biggest […]

Philippines morning news for July 20

Philippines morning news for July 20

Philippines hits 3.7 million foreign tourists mid-2018 The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Thursday, July 19, announced that foreign visitor arrivals reached an all-time high of 3.7 million for the first half of 2018. — […]

Indonesia morning news for July 19

Indonesia morning news for July 19

Kediri to develop US$347 million airport The Committee for the Acceleration of Priority Infrastructure Delivery (KPPIP) has confirmed that the government will include an airport project in Kediri, East Java, on its list of national […]

Philippines morning news for July 19

Philippines morning news for July 19

Excise tax collections hit P152.7B in first half Excise tax collections accelerated in the first six months of the year following the implementation of a tax reform law, Finance department data showed, with the bulk […]

Indonesia morning news for July 18

Indonesia morning news for July 18

BI: Indonesia’s Foreign Debt Growth Slows Down Indonesia’s foreign debt grew slower at the end of May 2018 as foreign capital outflows from the state securities market as a result of normalization of interest rates […]

Philippines morning news for July 18

Philippines morning news for July 18

OECD finds Philippines ‘largely compliant’ with standards vs tax fraud THE PHILIPPINES is “largely compliant” with international frameworks against tax fraud, according to the latest review of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), […]