Difference between revisions of "Cities of the Philippines"

*'''PHL ranking in B2C E-commerce index jumps four notches in 2018'''

*Thursday, December 20, 2018

:The economy is becoming more open to supporting online shopping in the Philippines, according to the latest study from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad).

:In the Unctad’s B2C (business to consumer) E-commerce Index 2018, the Philippines saw a four-notch increase in its ranking to 92nd from 96th, out of 151 economies ........... [https://businessmirror.com.ph/phl-ranking-in-b2c-e-commerce-index-jumps-four-notches-in-2018/<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]

*'''PHL edges up on gender gap report’s top 10 list'''

*Wednesday, December 19, 2018 12:32 am

:THE PHILIPPINES edged up in the world’s top 10 and took the helm in East Asia and the Pacific in an annual report that tracks how countries have been closing the gap between women and men in more than 70 indicators in the fields of health, education, economy and politics.

:Spurred by a marked improvement in terms of “economic participation and opportunity,” where it moved to 14th place out of 149 countries with a score of 0.801 — on a 0-1 scale where 1 reflects gender parity — this year from 25th/140 with a 0.764 grade in 2017, the Philippines moved to eighth place overall globally from 10th last year as it score improved to 0.799 from 0.790, according to the The Global Gender Gap Report 2018 which the World Economic Forum released on Tuesday ........... [https://www.bworldonline.com/phl-edges-up-on-gender-gap-reports-top-10-list/<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]