Economy

According to a poll performed by Social Weather Stations (SWS) in December 2022, more individuals felt poor in regions outside of Metro Manila in 2022, notably in Mindanao. The 2022 Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed that while self-reported poverty was only 32% in Metro Manila, it was 17 percentage points higher in balance Luzon at 49%, 26 percentage points …

As a result of the nation’s recovery from COVID-related travel restrictions, gasoline consumption and imports in Indonesia, Asia’s top importer of the motor fuel, could reach all-time highs this year. However, growth is projected to moderate along with Indonesia’s economy. A rise in Indonesian imports would constrict the regional gasoline market and presumably increase refinery profit margins in Asia. It …

Many Indians tweeted their support for Gautam Adani on January 31, as the school dropout-turned-billionaire closed a $2.5 billion share sale despite criticism from an American short-seller. IndiaStandsWithAdani was among the top trending hashtags on Twitter in response to Adani Group stock losses of $65 billion since last week’s Hindenburg Research study, which raised worries regarding the company’s debt levels …

According to a report that was published by Bloomberg News on January 29, 2019, which cited people with knowledge of the matter, the India unit of Apple-supplier Jabil Inc. has started manufacturing components for AirPods in the country, and the company is shipping plastic bodies or enclosures for AirPods to China and Vietnam. A request for comment from Reuters was …

The richest man in Asia is the Indian businessman Gautam Adani, whose business empire includes coal, airports, cement, and media. He is currently shaken by claims of business malfeasance and a stock market meltdown. The billionaire began the week as the third-richest person in the world, but has now fallen to seventh place on Forbes’ billionaires tracker after suffering a …

Wilfridus Ngala, the mayor of Inegena, a village in the central highlands of Ngada district on Flores Island, had a vision: to transform his town of 1,100 people, the most of whom were subsistence farmers, into an agricultural powerhouse with its own food processing plant and exports. A year after Inegena was selected to receive support from the International Fund …

According to LinkedIn, the number of jobs in Singapore that assist businesses in digitizing and expanding against economic turbulence is growing. Its most recent Professions on the Rise statistics shows surges in hiring for growth specialists, technological jobs, and health-care professionals in Asia, as well as for a variety of other occupations that are anticipated to extend hiring well beyond …

India is expected to export a record 50 million eggs this month, helped by sales to Malaysia, where there have been severe shortages due to rising feed prices caused by the crisis in Ukraine, according to industry authorities. Middle Eastern nations, such as Oman and Qatar, are the largest purchasers of Indian eggs; nevertheless, in recent months, Indian hatcheries have …

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the United Arab Emirates, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, has visited Atlantis The Royal, a new landmark on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah Island. The ultra-luxury resort is a one-of-a-kind addition to Dubai’s magnificent skyline and hospitality attractions, rising 43 floors and covering 406,000 square meters. Emirates News Agency (WAM) stated on …

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has raised the interest rate ceiling on credit card transactions by 100 basis points, from 2% to 3% each month. “The policy aligns the credit card interest rate ceiling with macroeconomic developments and cushions the impact of inflationary pressure on banks’/credit card issuers’ ability to provide quality credit card services to their clients,” said …