DAVAO CITY — Japan’s firm Maruyu Co. Ltd. is looking to source poultry products from the city, starting with a partnership with Ana’s Breeders Farm, Inc. (ABFI), with plans to eventually help expand local production by introducing breeding and processing systems that meet Japanese regulatory standards.
THE PHILIPPINES will use the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings to find out more about joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) when signatories of the trade bloc come to Manila this month for the annual summit.
THE PHILIPPINES could benefit from China’s ongoing shift to consumption from investment, even as local exports continue to hurt due to Beijing’s sluggish production, a United Nations (UN) report released yesterday said.
Various governments have been studying how to subject to business tax the so-called Transport Network Companies, of which Uber and Grab are the most prominent examples here. Several complaints have been submitted before Courts and legislatures around the world, seeking to thresh out the question of the industry’s regulation and tax treatment.
DAVAO CITY — Geotagging has led to the rejection of some P300 million worth of flawed projects under the Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP), making the funds available for other proposals.
THE ADMINISTRATIVE procedures relating to licensing and permits for on-grid solar photovoltaic plants in the Philippines has been described as “complex, time-consuming and costly” by the German international development agency GIZ.
First of two parts Of the 15 Action Plans to address Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS), Action Plans 8 to 13, or those dealing with transfer pricing (TP), are generally expected to have an immediate impact because most of the recommendations under the TP-related Action Plans can be implemented right away without the need for changes to bilateral tax treaties or domestic laws.
MONEY SENT home by overseas Filipinos will continue to sustain economic growth, the Finance department said, with the slight dip in remittances in August only “temporary.”
ONLINE HOME-RENTAL marketplace Airbnb, Inc. is projecting Philippine home listings and clients to grow 300% by the end of 2015, amid a pushing to expand outside Metro Manila.
THE PHILIPPINES is one of two Asia-Pacific economies expected to be least affected by China’s slowdown, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) said, joining the host of credit raters expecting the country to be immune from its impact.