1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (436+ words) THE PHILIPPINES has emerged as one of the world’s most attractive destinations for foreign retirees, ranking 8th on the 2026 Rumavi Global Relocation Index. - By Juliana Chloe A. Gonzales While the Philippines was 66th out of 192 countries in the general composite ranking, it…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (485+ words) THE PESO depreciated against the dollar on Monday to end a three-day climb as the intensifying Middle East war drove up global crude oil prices, raising fresh inflation risks. - Aaron Michael C. Sy with Reuters The currency declined by 9.9 centavos to…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (384+ words) The answer begins with a simple recognition. The most serious risks to the integrity of the Philippine budget do not arise in its design. They arise in its execution. WHERE THE SYSTEM IS MOST VULNERABLE This story is from the…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (363+ words) THE UK economy returned to growth in May, but official figures showed expansion was muted amid price pressures and supply chain issues due to the Iran war. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said gross domestic product rose (GDP) by…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (576+ words) EVERY Youth Day, South Africa returns to the same familiar line: young people must become entrepreneurs. It is not wrong, and in a country with stubbornly high youth unemployment, entrepreneurship has to be a serious consideration to deal with the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (451+ words) US inflation “stepped up further this spring” as the evolving impact of tariffs, a war-related rise in energy costs, and the booming artificial intelligence buildout boosted price pressures that took root last year, the Federal Reserve said on Friday in a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (642+ words) SOUTH Africa will not be able to reduce unemployment without further structural reforms such as relaxing regulations to make doing business easier, according to a new report by the Bureau for Economic Research. The report by BER economists Helanya Fourie…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (295+ words) UK INFLATION is set to ease back to target levels sooner than expected, according to projections from the International Monetary Fund. The economic body also said the global fallout from the Middle East conflict has been "better than feared". The…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (553+ words) SOUTH Africa's economic activity fell in June 2026, according to the PayInc Economic Index released yesterday. PayInc said the Index declined by 0,9% on a monthly basis, following a revised 2,0% decline in May. Shergeran Naidoo, Head of Stakeholder Engagement at PayInc, said…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (498+ words) Sri Lanka has incurred an estimated foreign exchange loss exceeding $100 million as a result of the Government's delay of more than one year in deciding the fate of approximately 50,000 metric tons of imported salt. - By Mohamed Niyas MBA, MICS (UK)…...