June 6, 2023
Government launches £7m fund to bring digital access to rural communities
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ??> The government has unveiled a £7 million fund to support the most remote areas in the UK and provide them with better access to wireless networks which will support the government’s wider mission of growing the rural economy. The new fund will involve testing new ways of bringing together satellite, wireless and […]
June 6, 2023
BrewDog boss invests £1M of his own money between all finalists in next unicorn competition
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ??> BrewDog co-founder and CEO James Watt has announced that all five finalists of his Next Unicorn competition will each be taking home a share of his £1million investment – backing an extra two firms who expected to miss out at the contest’s Las Vegas final. Watt had initially planned to back three brands in his search for […]
June 6, 2023
SG Kleinwort Hambros launches dedicated team for entrepreneurs
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ??> SG Kleinwort Hambros (SGKH) has today announced the creation of a new, dedicated Entrepreneurs Group, served by a team of senior bankers led by Rob Woodthorpe Browne. This service led and customised proposition is primarily targeted at established private business owners, as well as those considering exit or transition. The Entrepreneurs Group […]
June 6, 2023
Philippine inflation slowest in a year
PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOS By Keisha B. Ta-asan, Reporter PHILIPPINE inflation cooled for a fourth straight month in May to the lowest in a year as food and transport prices eased, the local statistics agency said on Tuesday, giving the central bank room to keep key rates steady. The consumer price index slowed to 6.1% from […]
June 6, 2023
Marcos approves export industry blueprint
philstar By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has approved the blueprint for the Philippine export industry, days after its membership in the world’s biggest free trade agreement took effect, according to the Trade department. Under the Philippine Export Development Plan, the government will enforce “industry-level” interventions to address challenges facing […]
June 6, 2023
Nomura sees increased Philippine infra projects
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. (left) and Transportation Secretary Jaime J. Bautista led the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ortigas and Shaw Boulevard stations of the Metro Manila Subway Project Phase 1, Oct. 3. — COURTESY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE development in the Philippines and its regional peers would continue to accelerate in the […]
June 6, 2023
US public sees no clear winner in debt ceiling deal
PEXELS-JOHN GUCCIONE WASHINGTON — Neither US President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.’s Democrats nor Republicans in Congress emerged as a clear winner in the battle to raise the $31.4-trillion debt ceiling, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. The survey, conducted after Congress passed a bipartisan deal to raise the borrowing limit, found that 50% of Americans thought […]
June 6, 2023
Get It Made launches new fund to champion women in innovation
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ??> London-based manufacturing specialist, Get It Made, has launched a new 2023 grant to support the potential of women in innovation and to boost the growth of female employment within UK industry. To mark International Women in Engineering Day on 23rd June, the initiative is tailored exclusively to female-led, engineering, design, tech and […]
June 6, 2023
Beyond the Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museums says ‘We are much more’
VATICAN CITY — Barbara Jatta, the first woman to head the Vatican Museums, wants visitors to avoid being suffocated by the crowds and take in the lesser-known — but spectacular — attractions she helps to oversee. The Vatican Museums, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that closed or limited openings during the COVID-19 pandemic, have almost […]
June 6, 2023
A Filipino classic comes home
1 of 2 BOOK REVIEWBut for the LoversBy Wilfrido D. NolledoExploding Galaxies, 440 pp THE DAY I hunkered down to read the new and ridiculously overdue Philippine edition of Wilfrido Nolledo’s “lost” masterpiece But for the Lovers was the day of the Manila Central Post Office fire. When people woke up to harrowing footage of […]
June 6, 2023
MPIC awaits new price offer, restart of delisting
THE CONSORTIUM of companies that offered to take Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) private may still quote a price different from what it offered minority shareholders of the listed conglomerate, its top official said, as he expects a restart of the delisting process. Manuel V. Pangilinan, MPIC president and chief executive officer, told reporters on […]
June 6, 2023
Zen living for city dwellers at The Grand Midori Ortigas
The Grand Midori Ortigas in Ortigas Center, Pasig City. Artist’s perspective. Where can you find Zen in the city? Being in Zen is about being mindful and at peace. The urban side seems to have a dynamic atmosphere with all the hustling; But one’s home in the city can play a part in fostering mindfulness, […]