BusinessWorld Online: Economy

Sep 222016
 

NEW YORK/LONDON — Every study ranking nations by health or living standards invariably offers Scandinavian social democracies a chance to show their quiet dominance. A new analysis published this week — perhaps the most comprehensive ever — is no different. But what it does reveal are the broad shortcomings of sustainable development efforts, the new shorthand for not killing ourselves or the planet, as well as the specific afflictions of a certain North American country.

Sep 212016
 

DEVELOPED countries’ “mediocre” performance since the 2008-2009 economic and financial crisis is set to persist, but this time the loss of momentum in developing countries will become an added threat, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said.

Sep 212016
 

A couple of months ago, I wrote about the draft Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Data Privacy Act (DPA) of 2012 and the rights of the data subject. As promised, here is the second part where I will share my thoughts on how the IRR will impact organizations as either personal information controllers (PICs) or personal information processors (PIPs).