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*'''PH eyes 10 biz deals from Japan'''

*Friday, May 17, 2019

:At least 10 business-to-business agreements, including eight letters of intent, will be signed during the visit of President Duterte to Tokyo later this month, Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez said yesterday.

:Lopez, in a chance interview in Malacanang, said the trip would include a roundtable discussion and business forum with Japanese business executives and potential investors ........... [https://www.malaya.com.ph/business-news/business/ph-eyes-10-biz-deals-japan<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]

*'''OFW remittances reach 3-month high in March'''

*Thursday, May 16, 2019

:MONEY sent home by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) rose to a three-month high in March, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported on Wednesday.

:Personal remittances — made up of OFWs’ net compensation; personal transfers, whether in cash or kind; and capital transfers between households — reached $2.796 billion in the month, 6.4 percent higher than the $2.627 billion posted a year earlier, and 9.3 percent higher than the $2.557 billion booked in February ........... [https://www.manilatimes.net/ofw-remittances-reach-3-month-high-in-march/555345/<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]