Poll: Inflation likely picked up in Oct.
Customers are seen buying goods at Quinta Market in Quiapo, Manila. — PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANBy Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, ReporterHEADLINE INFLATION likely quickened in October amid higher prices of key commodities like food and fuel, analysts said.A BusinessWorld poll
Hot money net inflows rise to $1B in September
Dollar and pound banknotes are seen in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2017. — REUTERS/DADO RUVIC/ILLUSTRATIONFOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS registered a net inflow in September, marking the third straight month that more foreign capital entered the country than left, the
Dimalanta reinstated at ERC
Monalisa C. Dimalanta — ERC.GOV.PHBy Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, ReporterMALACAÑANG has reinstated Monalisa C. Dimalanta as chairperson and chief executive officer of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), amid fears that a leadership vacuum at the agency could stall some power
Climate change could cut PHL’s GDP by 18% by 2070
Resident are seen using a boat to navigate the floods in Bula, Camarines Sur. — PHILIPPINE STAR/NOEL B. PABALATETHE PHILIPPINES could potentially lose 18.1% of its gross domestic product (GDP) by 2070 due to climate change under a high emissions
SPNEC’s P200-B Terra Solar nears completion
THE PROJECT is expected to generate more than five billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually. — PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOSP NEW Energy Corp.’s (SPNEC) P200-billion Terra Solar project might be completed slightly ahead of schedule as it has already achieved a 73%