China’s AIIB commits $100 million to support Asia-Pacific net-zero projects
REUTERSBEIJING-BASED Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has committed $100 million to help Asia-Pacific countries adopt low-carbon technologies and practices.The AIIB said in a statement that $75 million was committed to the Actis Asia Climate Transition Fund, while $25 million will
Dairy breeder herd to be expanded via imports
REUTERSTHE National Dairy Authority (NDA) said on Tuesday that it is looking to expand the herd at its stock farms ahead of plans to boost overall dairy animal numbers.“The NDA will be aggressively importing cattle for our stock farms for
Minority legislators seek to realign P673B in confidential, intel funds
BW FILE PHOTOMINORITY LEGISLATORS at the House of Representatives called for P673 billion worth of budget realignments to support agriculture programs and wage subsidies.The Makabayan bloc proposed to reduce allocations for so-called confidential and intelligence funds to generate funding for
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