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    As global debt worries mount, is another crisis brewing?

    Record debts, high interest rates, the costs of climate change, health and pension spending as populations age and fractious politics are stoking fears of a financial market crisis in big developed economies.

    Bayer to introduce direct-seeded rice system in the Philippines

    MANILA, (Reuters) - Bayer AG said on Monday it plans to bring its direct-seeded rice program to the Philippines in 2024, offering farmers an alternative cultivation...

    Japan tells G20 it may need to act in FX market

    Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday he told his G20 counterparts that Tokyo may need to take "appropriate action" in the exchange-rate market as global monetary tightening could heighten volatility in currency moves.

    Oil, Treasuries, gold prices jump amid Mideast fears

    Oil, U.S. Treasuries and gold prices rose on Friday, with crude soaring nearly 6 percent, on safe-haven buying driven by the escalating Middle East conflict as Israel urged civilians to leave the northern Gaza Strip.

    Rising oil prices, surging inflation: The Arab embargo 50 years ago weaponized oil to inflict economic trauma – sound familiar?

    Fifty years ago, a secret deal among Arab governments triggered one of the most traumatic economic crises to afflict the United States and other...

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    Philippines leads call for global financial reform at FFD4

    At the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) held in Seville, Spain, the Philippines—through the Department of Finance (DOF)—asserted a leading role in global financial reform, urging the international community to overhaul the current financial architecture to better support middle-income countries (MICs).

    URC names Karen Ong as new CMO

    Universal Robina Corp. (URC) has appointed Karen Ong as its new chief marketing officer, a strategic move aimed at bolstering its brand presence and accelerating growth across Southeast Asia.

    Trump resets deadline on new tariffs to August 1

    US President Donald Trump sent markets into a swirl on Tuesday by announcing a fresh deadline for imposing higher tariffs on imports. 

    BDO launches P5B green bonds, strengthens funding

    BDO Unibank, Inc. is launching a peso‑denominated Fixed‑Rate Sustainability Bond offering with a minimum issue size of P5 billion, the fourth such issuance of the country’s largest lender by assets controlled by the Sy Group. 
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