SB Corp., PFA tout franchising as path to creating more jobs
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said its financing unit, the Small Business Corp., has partnered with the Philippine Franchise Association (PFA) to promote franchising as a means of boosting entrepreneurship and job creation.Acting Trade Secretary Cristina A. Roque
PHL sustainable finance framework leaves room for interpretation — IEEFA
RAWPIXEL/FREEPIKTHE Philippine framework on sustainable finance is prone to subjective interpretations in the absence of quantitative criteria, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).According to a report written by Ramnath N. Iyer, IEEFA’s sustainable finance lead
Stay Put or Pay Up: Why Can’t Your Mortgage Move With You?
A young couple celebrates home ownership, an emotional and financial milestone in the American psyche, though it may feel increasingly out of reach.Millions of American homeowners would love to move — if they could pack up the mortgage interest rate
‘You Can Trust Me’: Catfishers, Nigerian Princes, and Political Hucksters
Segment of a political cartoon from the 1890s, titled “A Confidence Trick.” JM Staniforth 1895.Recently on Facebook, an attractive young woman – or so I judge from the picture accompanying her message – asked me to accept her as a
Wet weather drives UK retailers to slash prices in September
UK retailers have reported the steepest fall in shop prices in three years as unseasonably wet weather in September pushed stores to offer significant discounts in a bid to attract shoppers. According to the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium