T-bill yields mostly steady ahead of CPI
BW FILE PHOTOTHE GOVERNMENT hiked the volume of Treasury bills (T-bills) it awarded on Monday as average yields were mostly steady amid strong investor demand and ahead of the release of August inflation data.The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) raised
Development in the 21st century: Waiting for Godot
PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANTHE Irish writer Samuel Beckett received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1969. Waiting for Godot is his famous 1953 surrealistic tragicomedy, where the two main characters, Vladimir and Estragon, are engaged in a variety of discussions, while
CEU board approves increase in number of directors
CEU.EDU.PHLISTED educational institution Centro Escolar University (CEU) has approved a plan to increase the number of its board of directors to strengthen corporate leadership.Under the proposal, CEU’s board will consist of ten directors from the previous nine, which in turn
Peso weakens vs the dollar
BW FILE PHOTOTHE PESO dropped against the dollar on Monday as the market consolidated after the local currency hit a five-month high on Friday.The local unit closed at P56.38 per dollar on Monday, weakening by 26.9 centavos from its P56.111
The Meralco CSP, cheap coal, and the Amcham forum
Last week, on Aug. 27, Meralco opened the bid documents given by six bidders for its 600-MW competitive selection process (CSP) for baseload capacity. The winners were SMC’s Masinloc Power for 500 MW and Aboitiz Power’s GNPD for 100 MW