Archive for the ‘Finance’ Category

Accounting and finance workers suffering severe stress

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Accounting and finance professionals in Australia and New Zealand are suffering from greater levels of stress than other professionals. The independent study by Hudson called Talent Tightrope: Managing the Workplace through the Downturn found that almost 74% of accounting and finance professionals say their stress has risen as a result of ...

Remittances continue to grow despite crisis

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

Remittances continued to post a modest increase in the first six months, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said Monday. In a statement, BSP Governor Amando Tetangco Jr. said money sent home by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) grew by 2.9 percent year-on-year to a fresh record of $8.479 billion in the ...

Holcim net profit up 58% in Q2

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

LEADING CEMENT-MAKER HOLCIM Philippines posted a 58-percent growth in second-quarter profit from a year ago on the back of robust demand from large-scale infrastructure projects and low-cost housing across the country. Holcim reported yesterday a net profit of P1.2 billion for the April-to-June period, higher than the P742 million in the ...