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Archive for July, 2012
Strong peso keeps a nation poor
Jul. 30 | International banker and economist Victor Barrios recently drafted a paper arguing that a strong peso has kept the Philippines poor, its people poorer and a few rich, richer. He wrote the paper after joining dialogues with government economic and...
Singapore Airlines books 73% net profit
Jul. 30 | Singapore Airlines (SIA) saw its net profit climb 73 percent to US$62 million in the three months ended June 30, up from $35.81 million a year earlier, largely on higher passenger volume as its cargo losses continued to expand. SIA posted the profit after...
First phase of Indonesia’s ‘pendulum’ program to cost $159 M
Jul. 30 | The Indonesian government will allocate IDR1.5 trillion (US$159 million) for the first phase of the Pendulum Nusantara (Pendulum of the Archipelago), a seafreight transport program that aims to cut logistics cost by improving the movement of goods along...
Economic expert Kevin Warsh joins UPS board of directors
Jul. 30 | United Parcel Service (UPS) appointed Kevin M. Warsh, an economic and financial market expert and a former central banker and presidential advisor, to the board of directors, expanding the board to 13 members. The appointment is effective immediately,...
PAL headed to Toronto, Paris, NY
Jul. 29 | Philippine Airlines’ brand new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft recently arrived in Manila from the US plane maker’s plant in Seattle, Washington. The third B777 in PAL’s wide body fleet, the new plane will immediately go into service across the Pacific...
PH customs bonded warehouse operators push for clear export rules
Jul. 29 | Customs bonded warehouse operators in the Philippines are seeking clear-cut procedures in the implementation of the Automated Export Declaration System (AEDS) imposed by the Bureau of Customs (BOC). PortCalls sources in that community said rules in black...
PH May imports advance 10%
Jul. 29 | Philippine imports rose in May despite the drop in volume of electronic products, the country’s biggest import item. Latest data from the National Statistics Office showed that May imports rose 10.1% to $5.386 billion from $4.893 billion. Compared to...
Austal commits $15M to PH operations
Jul. 29 | Construction continues on Austal's Next Generation 102m trimaran Austal, designer and builder of customized aluminum defense and commercial vessels, is infusing up to $3 million in its Philippine operations this year as it moves its manufacturing...
More on the 2012 Conference
Jul. 29 | As the conference days draw near, preparations for SCMAP’s Annual Conference are getting more hectic. There are seven weeks to go. The schedule is as follows: Date: Sept. 13-14, 2012 Venue: Makati Shangri-la Hotel Theme: Navigating Supply Chain’s...
