BSP accedes to lowering of tax stamp print cost The Daily Tribune | 02/08/2010 | The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has agreed to lower the cost of printing excise tax stamps for cigarettes and liquor, that will likely boost a Swiss-based company’s bid to introduce a multibillion-peso government contract. | Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Chief Joel Tan-Torres...
World stocks hit by fears of debt crisis contagion Tulsa World LONDON — World stocks tumbled again Friday as investors worried that the debt crisis enveloping Greece may spread to other vulnerable countries in Europe such as Portugal, and amid fears that jobs data later will show that the U.S. recovery is weaker than expected. | In Europe, the FTSE 100 index ...
Japan looks good - but it's not time to invest there yet Money Week | It’s been a busy fortnight in the markets, with the rally running out of steam amid fears over Greece’s debt problems. It’s always risky to second-guess the markets over the short term. But my feeling for now is that this has the potential to...
BSP accedes to lowering of tax stamp print cost The Daily Tribune | 02/08/2010 | The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has agreed to lower the cost of printing excise tax stamps for cigarettes and liquor, that will likely boost a Swiss-based company’s bid to introduce a multibillion-peso government contract. | Bure...
World stocks hit by fears of debt crisis contagion Tulsa World LONDON — World stocks tumbled again Friday as investors worried that the debt crisis enveloping Greece may spread to other vulnerable countries in Europe such as Portugal, and amid fears that jobs data later will show that the U.S. recovery is weak...
Report: Toyota To Recall Prius Hybrid In U.S., Japan Hartford Courant TOKYO - will recall 270,000 hybrid vehicles over brake problems in the United States and , a leading newspaper said Friday. | The recall would affect the new Prius hybrid model, which went on sale in the United States and Japan in May 2009, Japan's t...
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Lebanon ranks 41st globally in outstanding external debt Daily Star Lebanon | Daily Star staff | Tuesday, February 02, 2010 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: Figures released by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) show that Lebanon’s external debt to...
Barclays sees debt pictureto improve only by 2015 The Daily Tribune | 02/02/2010 | The debt profile of the government, which is worsening due to the record fiscal shortfalls last year and this year, is expected to improve over five years, the Briti...
Ford's Escape model now eligible for Japan tax incentive for green vehicles Hartford Courant TOKYO (AP) — said Wednesday that it's Escape sports utility model has qualified for Japanese government incentives for green vehicles, following criticism that the program was shutting out American automakers. | said Escape, a small SUV, is now...
DUE TO DUBAI WORRIES--> S&T seen critical to Asean integration Malaya BY PAUL ICAMINA | The Philippines needs to get its act together in science and technology in order to keep abreast with neighbors in a very competitive Asean Community in the next five years, a senior official of the Association of Southeast Asian Na...
For sale - a slice of Japan The Independent | In his book The Architecture of Happiness, Alain de Botton defines the essence of Japanese architecture and interiors as simplicity, efficiency, modesty and elegance. The resulting sense of calm order and flowing space are, here in the UK, somethin...
Globe plans P3B loan from local banks Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines--GLOBE TELECOM INC. MAY borrow another P3 billion from local banks to supplement the company's budget requirements for the year. | But the company said it was unlikely to raise money by selling debt paper to retail investors this year as rising interest rates make bond floats more expensive than regular bank loans. | 'Last yea...
Saving endangered species: It¡¦s all about the economy Taipei Times In 2010 ¡X the International Year of Biodiversity ¡X the UN wants efforts to slow the accelerating pace of extinctions to reach beyond nature lovers, to companies and economists | ¡§Forty-nine.¡¨ | On a Pacific beach in Costa Rica, a researcher whispers the number after counting the slimy, round white eggs just laid by a rare leatherback turtle in ...
