TOKYO/MANILA -- Since the U.S. approved the potential sale of 12 F-16 fighter jets to the Philippines in 2021, Manila has been contending with the question of how to finance the costly purchase.
Philippines grapples with financial hurdle to buy U.S. F-16 fighters
TOKYO/MANILA -- Since the U.S. approved the potential sale of 12 F-16 fighter jets to the Philippines in 2021, Manila has been contending with the question of how to finance the costly purchase.
Philippines seeks P2.4 billion loan to boost transport infrastructure
Based on the project document released by AIIB, a total of $50 million (P2.77 billion) is needed to finance the Philippines’ Facility for Accelerating Studies for Infrastructure (FAST-Infra). Of the ...
India’s ‘best finance minister’ ever? Manmohan Singh & Yashwant Sinha, says Raghuram Rajan
Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan has picked Manmohan Singh and Yashwant Sinha as two of the ‘best finance ministers’ the country has seen.
India’s ‘best finance minister’ ever? Manmohan Singh & Yashwant Sinha, says Raghuram Rajan
Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan has picked Manmohan Singh and Yashwant Sinha as two of the ‘best finance ministers’ the country has seen.
India, China follow contrasting external lending strategies: World Bank
Escalating debt vulnerabilities in many low or middle-income countries and overlapping crises are forcing an increasing number of countries to seek debt restructuring from external creditors ...
Critics misunderstand China’s financial reform by saying ‘central bank has been sidelined’
Following the Central Financial Work Conference held in October in Beijing, where Chinese policymakers emphasized the need to follow the centralized and unified leadership of the Communist Party of ...
Over 140,000 Myanmar students register to take 2023-2024 matriculation exam
YANGON: Over 140,000 students registered for the nationwide matriculation examination of Myanmar for the academic year of 2023-2024, U Htay Naung, a deputy director of the Ministry of Education, told ...
Flooding affects thousands in southern Thailand
STORY: In Narathiwat province, flooded streams overflowed onto roads, cutting off access to some of them, according to Thai PBS.The widespread flooding affected thousands of households, and residents were advised to move their belongings to higher grounds,
Chilling last pic of missing Brit holidaymaker Millie Young as empty life raft found after dive boat sunk off Thailand
MILLIE Young shared a happy picture from her travels in Thailand before the boat she was on sank and she was presumably swept out to sea. The rescue search continues for missing Brit Millie,