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Economies sitting on untapped potential, says UN Under-Secretary-General |
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Sunday, 09 August 2009 00:21 |
SINGAPORE (Aug. 9) – “For the poor and particularly for women of our region, there are some tough times ahead,” Dr. Noleen Heyzer, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for the Asia-Pacific (ESCAP) cautioned a largely female audience at the APEC Women Leaders Network on Wednesday, Aug. 5.
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RP's budget deficit for six months hits P153.4 billion |
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Monday, 20 July 2009 23:53 |
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MANILA (July 21) -- The Philippines recorded a budget shortfall of P30.2 billion in June, bringing the first-half deficit to P153.4 billion, lower than targeted deficit of P155.1 billion, Finance Secretary Margarito Teves said. |
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APEC economies expect trade finance to improve, survey says |
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Friday, 17 July 2009 23:34 |
SINGAPORE (July 18) -- A survey among the APEC economies has shown that 10 out of 18 surveyed APEC economies expect that the trade financing situation should ease over the next six months. Nevertheless, the situation still bears watching given continued uncertainty in credit conditions.
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Japan contributes USD 1.3 million to APEC climate change initiatives |
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Friday, 17 July 2009 20:53 |
SINGAPORE (July 17) -- With energy security and climate change emerging as two very real challenges to economic growth, Japan has contributed JPY 120,000,000 (approximately USD 1.3 million) to promote energy efficiency activities throughout the APEC region.
According to the Japanese Senior APEC Official, Makoto Shiotoa, “This sum is specifically directed toward the development and implementation of energy efficiency policies, goals and action plans in APEC economies.”
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