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Ernst & Young LLP Helps Universities Modify Accounting Curricula to Address International Accounting Standards

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Ernst & Young LLP took another significant step in supporting faculty through the Academic Resource Center (EYARC) with the release of the second phase of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) curriculum and teaching materials, as well as a national training session for professors. EYARC, which represents a $1.5 million investment for ...

Palace approves new investment perks plan

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

President Arroyo has approved the 2009 Investment Priorities Plan (IPP), which contains a unique “contingency list” that will grant incentives to firms that save or generate jobs amid the global economic slowdown. “The 2009 IPP opens opportunities for the country to attract more quality investments into industries and services that would ...

JP Morgan sees flat growth for OFW remittances

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

CONTRARY to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) forecast, remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will post flat growth this year due to the weak global economy, according to JP Morgan. “We expect remittances to see flat growth in 2009 on the back of the very weak global economic backdrop. Nonetheless, ...