(First of two parts) As professionals, we organize “projects” to solve the problems of our working world. The structured grouping of similar initiatives to deliver on a goal, commonly referred to as “project,” has long been an efficiency tool in the management tool chest, and yet do we really know what a successful project looks like?
TRADE and investments were among the subjects of a bilateral meeting between President Benigno S. C. Aquino III and visiting Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday, with both leaders highlighting the benefits of the countries’ relations.
NOTING that the government’s 7-8% gross domestic product (GDP) growth target is “unattainable”, Senate President Franklin M. Drilon has called on economic managers to reassess the country’s current state to see what is doable moving forward.
SPEAKER FELICIANO R. Belmonte, Jr. has joined calls to adjust income tax rates, but could not yet say if the measure would be prioritized by Congress in its final stretch of sessions.
DAVAO CITY — The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has kicked off the process of obtaining approval from the city council for the P18.99-billion Sasa Port modernization and the P40.57-billion Davao International Airport expansion.
BEAUTY AND HYGIENE products were the fastest growing consumer segment in the year to June 2015, significantly outpacing gains in other categories, including food, beverages and household products, according to a study of 3,000 Filipino households.
INFRASTRUCTURE spending in the second quarter grew by more than a third as the Public Works department exceeded its building program, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) yesterday said.
THE DEPARTMENT of Finance (DoF) yesterday asked the public to help monitor Customs employees who abuse their authority in inspection balikbayan boxes, according to the latest Tax Watch advertisement.
“CABOTAGE” comes from the French caboter, which means “to sail along the coast.” In our context it refers to the right to transport cargo or passengers via land, sea or air between two places within the same country.
An Indian stock broker reacts as he watches the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) index on his trading terminal in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015. Chinese stocks fell Tuesday for a fourth day, hitting an eight-month low amid signs Beijing was no longer buying shares to stem a price slide, and Japanese stocks also dropped. But other Asian and European markets bounced back from a day of heavy losses. AP/Rafiq Maqbool BEIJING — Employees of one of China’s biggest securities firms and one current and one former employee of its market regulator are under investigation on suspicion of illegal stock trading, state media reported Wednesday, amid the collapse of a stock price boom. Three other brokerages announced they are under investigation for possible violations of rules on confirming the identities of customers. The announcements come amid the collapse of a stock price boom that has seen China’s market benchmark lose more than 40 percent of its value since early June. Authorities have accused securities firms of manipulating prices, suggesting the ruling Communist Party might be trying to shift blame for the collapse, which angered small investors. Eight employees of state-owned Citic Securities Ltd., including one surnamed Xu, are suspected of “illegal securities trading,” the Xinhua News Agency said. It gave no other details, but a leading Chinese business magazine, Caixin, reported on its website that Xu was the firm’s managing director, Xu Gang. The Chinese police ministry announced July 12 that investigators had found “evidence to suspect that individual trading Read More …