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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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    Metro Manila water rates to rise next year

    Metro Manila water rates will increase starting next year, the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System–Regulatory Office (MWSS-RO) said on Monday. The adjustments are meant to reflect changes in taxes and environmental charges.

    Fuel prices mixed this week

    The various fuel retailers will raise gasoline prices by P0.20 per liter starting Tuesday morning, while prices of diesel and kerosene will be cut by P0.20 per liter.

    ICTSI expansion to boost Rio port capacity by over 70% 

    International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) will invest R$948 million to expand and modernize the Rio Brasil Terminal at the Port of Rio de Janeiro from 2025 to 2029.

    PCC, SEC sign data sharing agreement

    The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have signed a data sharing agreement to strengthen cooperation in promoting transparency and fair competition in the corporate sector.
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