Archive for March, 2010
BSP to issue peso bills with new designs by December
By December of this year, we could be having new designs on our peso bills. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) would begin circulating by December the new peso bills, while coins will follow suit after two years. According to the BSP, aside from having new designs, the new bills and coins will also have [...]
March 27, 2010
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Tags: Bangko Sentral, BSP, business news, Central Bank, currency, finance, legal tender, monetary, money, Peso, Philippines · Posted in: Announcement, banking, Consumers, economy, entrepreneurship, finance, Government, money, Philippine business news, Philippines
Jollibee expands presence in Saudi
Homegrown fastfood giant Jollibee continue to expand its presence in the international fastfood business market. The latest store opened by the company was in KSA. It would be Jollibee’s fifth store in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia which is located in Al Rahmaniyah Mall at Al-Khobar. Dennis Flores, Jollibee vice president for international operations said [...]
March 25, 2010
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Tags: burger, business franchise, champ, Filipino, Jollibee, KSA, langhap sarap, middle east, OFW, OFWs, overseas, Pinoy, Saudi Arabia, spaghetti · Posted in: Philippine business news
Entrepreneur of the Year Philippines 2010 search is on
The search is for the country’s Entrepreneur of the Year (EoY). The SGV Foundation Inc. recently announced the opening for the nomination of the Entrepreneur of the Year Philippines in a press briefing. The entrepreneur of the year search was started to recognize and encourage Filipino entrepreneurs who help bring progress to the country with [...]
March 24, 2010
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Tags: 2010, Entrepreneur of the Year, entrepreneurship, Ernst & Young, Filipino, Filipino entrepreneur, SGV, World Entrepreneur of the Year · Posted in: Announcement, Corporations, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, marketing, Opportunities, outstanding Pinoy, People, Philippine business news, Philippines
Globe partners with Megalink for prepaid load
You can now load your Globe and TM prepaid phones on Megalinks ATMs. That is because Globe Telecom and Megalink joined to together to enable common clients to load their mobile phones at participating ATMs nationwide. By accessing their accounts, ATM cardholders of Megalink partner-banks can use the machine to conveniently load their phones. For [...]
March 24, 2010
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Posted in: Announcement, banking, communications, Consumers, innovation, marketing, Philippine business news, Philippines
Globe Asiatique gets SEC nod for IPO
Globe Asiatique gets the green light from Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its planned initial public offering (IPO). The SEC approved the IPO of of Globe Asiatique Realty Holdings Corp. which is seen to raise up to P3.05 billion in fresh capital. Globe Asiatique, on its statement filed with the SEC, said it will [...]
March 20, 2010
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Tags: business news, Globe Asiatique, IPO, low-cost housing, money, Philippines, public offering, real estate, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, stocks · Posted in: Announcement, Corporations, economy, finance, Government, investments, IPO, Law, money, Opportunities, Philippine business news, Philippines, Stock Market
BPO industry continues to grow
The business process outsourcing (BPO) industry in the Philippines continues to grow. In fact, the growth of the BPO sector is said to be unstoppable as it is expected to accelerate in the first half, with many companies committing to expand faster that expected. In the report from Inquirer, executive director of the Business Process [...]
March 15, 2010
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Tags: BPAP, BPO, business news, business process outsourcing, Call Center, employement, jobs, outsourcing, Philippines · Posted in: BPO, Call Centers, Career, Corporations, economy, Employment, investments, Job Opportunities, Philippine business news, Philippines
Peso to reach P44 to $1
Prakriti Sofat, an economist from leading global investment house Barclays Capital said the peso could reach 44 to the dollar level by the end of the year because of recovery in exports and the steady inflows of remittances. In the report from Philippine Star, Sofat said the outlook for Philippine exports remains positive given the [...]
March 14, 2010
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Tags: dollar, economy, export, Foreign exchange, forex, Peso, Philippines, remittances · Posted in: banking, Consumers, entrepreneur, finance, Foreign exchange, Government, investments, money, Philippine business news
StarTek hiring more call center agents
Because of the continuous growth of the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry in the Philippines, BPO firm StarTek Inc. plans to hire 1,000 people as it aims to fill up seats at its facility in Ortigas area which has a 2,100-seat capacity. Rod Spires, who was appointed to lead the operations at the new site [...]
March 9, 2010
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Tags: BPO, business news, Call Center, Employment, hiring, Job Opportunities, jobs, Philippines, StarTek · Posted in: Announcement, BPO, Career, Employment, Job Opportunities, Labor, Opportunities, Philippine business news, Philippines
Seminar on meat and fish processing
Looking for new skills that you can turn into a business? Here’s an interesting seminar on meat and fish processing. A one-day seminar on meat and fish processing will be conducted by the Golden Treasure Skills Development Program. It will be held at the PTTC, Department of Trade and Industry Bldg. (DTI) Roxas Blvd., cor. [...]
March 8, 2010
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Tags: Business, business opportunity, entrepreneurship, entreprneur, fish processing, food, meat processing, Philippines, seminar, training · Posted in: Philippine business news
Ayala Land to open new BPO facility in Iloilo
Iloilo City is one of the city identified as the Next Wave Cities (NWC) for business process outsourcing (BPO) firms by the Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP) because of its attractive power, telecommunications, commercial, sea and airport infrastructure and it offers one of the lowest rental, power and average base pay rates in [...]
March 8, 2010
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Posted in: Announcement, BPO, Call Centers, Career, economy, Employment, finance, investments, Job Opportunities, Opportunities, Philippine business news, Philippines
