‘Diesel to lead price rollback by P2.20/liter’
Consumers can expect a rollback in pump prices next week of as much as P2.20 per liter due to global ...
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Egyptians hit by soaring food prices as crisis bites
Public anger has been growing for months in Egypt over a severe dollar crunch and soaring food prices. But for many ...
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A third of world economies face recession—IMF
One-third of the world’s economies are expected to go into recession this year, according to the International Monetary Fund’s managing ...
Read moreIMF, ADB favor wealth fund
Budget chief says both int’l agencies see SWF benefits for country The International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank, and ...
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Ghana offers local debt swap as part of IMF bailout talks
ACCRA, Ghana—Ghana offered investors a domestic debt swap on Monday to ease a crunch in payments as the government negotiates ...
Read moreIMF chief says global economic growth may fall below 2% in 2023
Washington—IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva warned Thursday that the chance of global growth dropping below two percent—last seen during the coronavirus ...
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IMF advises Bangko Sentral to further raise interest rate
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas should respond with a tighter policy stance if inflation continues to accelerate in the coming ...
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China economic slowdown to drag on Asia growth until end-2022
BEIJING—China’s “sharp and uncharacteristic” economic slowdown is expected to drag on growth across Asia through the end of next year, ...
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Inflation and uncertainty
"As the saying goes, if you cannot stand the heat, get out of the house. But then outside, you get ...
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‘Cancel illegitimate debts’
Debt justice campaigners hold a rally in front of the Philippine Senate in Pasay City on October 13. The protest ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.