THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) approved a total of 11 regular bank branches in the third quarter. The Monetary Board ...

A SERIES of rate cuts totaling 75 basis points (bps) by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) this year could reduce the funding costs of energy companies and boost renewable energy capacity, analysts ...

THE PHILIPPINE rural banking industry’s growth will be driven by its digitalization as more players embrace the neobank model, an industry head said. “Growth will be driven mainly by neobanks — rural ...

ON THE craggy rocks of northwestern Spain’s treacherous Costa da Morte (Death Coast), wetsuit-clad fishermen dodge crashing waves as they pick barnacles, a prized Christmas delicacy facing decline due ...

GREECE’S former royal family has been granted Greek citizenship and pledged loyalty to the republic in a landmark move 50 years after the country abolished the monarchy. Ten members of the family, ...

MEAT TRADERS flung cheap turkeys to the highest bidders in a public auction at London’s historic Smithfield Market on Tuesday, a long-standing Christmas tradition whose future now hangs in the balance ...

The Philippines fell seven places to 94th out of 174 countries in the latest version of the Good Country Index (GCI), published by the government advisory firm Anholt & Co. The index measures how much ...

The number of people going hungry or otherwise struggling around the world is rising, while the amount of money the world’s wealthiest nations are contributing toward helping them is dropping. The ...

The world under heaven, after a long period of division, tends to unite; after a long period of union, tends to divide. This has been so since antiquity. — Luo Guanzhong, Sanguo Yanyi As we ...

MANCHESTER CITY’S dismal run of form, with one win in eight Premier League games, is down to the whole team and not one player, manager Pep Guardiola said, with struggling striker Erling Haaland not ...

A BILL seeking to impose the death penalty by firing squad on government officials convicted of graft and corruption by the Philippines’ anti-graft court was filed at the House of Representatives last ...

THE PHILIPPINES and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are in the final stages of negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said.