ACEMC – Tacloban to conduct annual stockholders’ meeting on July 25
The partners and principals as of July 1, 2022 The year 2022 marks a significant year for the country’s accounting and professional services industry as Isla Lipana & Co., the Philippine member firm of the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) network, celebrated its centennial anniversary on July 1 at the Marriott Hotel Grand Ballroom in Pasay City. The […]Read More
COLOMBO – The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) raised its key rates by a full percentage point on Thursday to tackle record high domestic inflation and to contain any build-up of underlying demand, it said. The Standing Lending Facility LKSLFR=ECI rate was raised to 15.50% while the Standing Deposit Facility Rate LKSDFR=ECI rose to […]Read More
REUTERS VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis said he wants to give women more top-level positions in the Holy See and disclosed that for the first time he would name women to a previously all-male Vatican committee that helps him select the world’s bishops. The role of women in the Vatican hierarchy was one of the […]Read More
Apple Inc AAPL.O on Wednesday said it plans to release a new feature called “Lockdown Mode” this fall that aims to add a new layer of protection for human rights advocates, political dissidents and other targets of sophisticated hacking attacks. The move comes after at least two Israeli firms have exploited flaws in Apple‘s software […]Read More
REUTERS The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday said the outlook for the global economy had “darkened significantly” since April and she could not rule out a possible global recession next year given the elevated risks. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told Reuters the fund would downgrade in coming weeks its 2022 […]Read More
GameStop Corp’s GME.N board has approved a four-for-one stock split that will make it more affordable for investors to own shares of the video-game retailer at the center of last year’s “meme stock” trading frenzy. Shares of the company shot up 5.8% to $124.49 in extended trading on Wednesday after the announcement. Several major U.S. […]Read More
REUTERS WASHINGTON – A US counterintelligence agency on Wednesday warned state and local officials that China is intensifying influence operations aimed at manipulating them into pressing the federal government to pursue more Beijing-friendly policies. China “understands that US state and local leaders enjoy a degree of independence from Washington and may seek to use them […]Read More
Bags can mean different for different kinds of people. A student needs one that can carry all their essentials, while a professional opts for something that can help them look the part. For travelers, the bag has to suit their lifestyle and needs. Indeed, gone are the days when bags were just a mere accessory. […]Read More
The country’s unemployment rate went up to a three-month high of 6% in May while job quality deteriorated, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Thursday morning. Preliminary data from the statistics agency showed this was higher than the jobless rate of 5.7% in April, but remained lower than 7.7% in May last year. It […]Read More













