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parallels drawn with 1997 regional troubles
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US crisis seen to delay Asian capital market reforms
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WASHINGTON: The American financial crisis is expected to delay
capital market reforms in China and other developing Asian economies
stunned by the colossal damage unleashed by complex financial
contracts on the United States, experts say.
Flush with cash reserves, many developing Asian
nations have been prodded by Western financial institutions to
deepen their capital markets by introducing sophisticated financial
derivatives to hedge against various risks.
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RP stock market to take cue from Wall Street
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THE stock market is likely to undergo consolidation this week with
trading to be dominated by events overseas amid the US financial
turmoil, dealers said on Friday.
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Govt borrowings
slip on lower foreign obligations
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THE Philippines borrowed less last month compared with a year ago
despite a weaker peso against the US dollar, the Bureau of Treasury
said.
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Inflation expected to ease to single digits
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DESPITE record inflation, consumer price increases are likely to
ease early next year.
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SMDC eyes billions of pesos from eco-condos
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SM Development Corp. (SMDC) expects billions of pesos in sales from
its three-tower residential condominium project in Quezon City.
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Digitel blocks network access to PT&T subscribers
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DIGITAL Telecommunications Philippines Inc. (Digitel) said it has
blocked network access of Philippine Telegraph and Telephone Inc.
(PT&T) for non-payment of debts and proliferation of bypass
activities.
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US Treasury unveils details of bailout plan
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WASHINGTON: The US Treasury on Saturday unveiled details of the
government’s unprecedented $700-billion bailout plan for the US
financial sector in the worst market crisis since the Great
Depression.
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Investor
confidence key to recovery
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GENEVA: Investor confidence is an elusive, fragile thing but as the
traumatic roller coaster ride in the markets this week makes clear,
without it, the whole financial system risks turning to dust.
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The week that was on Wall Street
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WASHINGTON: Wall Street will never be the same after a week that saw
the White House, abandoning its laissez-faire attitude toward
markets, organize an unprecedented bailout of private companies.
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Asian wheat harvest poised to recover
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SYDNEY: Asia’s wheat stockpiles are set to grow this year as major
exporter Australia, along with China and India, forecast larger
crops, raising the prospect of lower prices for the golden grain,
analysts say.
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BEYOND
THE BUZZWORDS
By Reylito A.H. Elbo
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Numerati: When people become
solid numbers
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IF YOU’RE familiar with the Japanese style of quality and
productivity management, chances are, you’ve come across the term
muda (waste) when referring to anything that does not add value to a
work process or system.
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