<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> When Mark Sinjakli, took over My Baker it was a platform of 80 bakers, mostly London and Birmingham. Today is has over 200 bakers, based in the majority of UK cities, providing artisanal cakes for customers, made by talented independent bakers, often at short notice. Mark takes […]
UK entrepreneurism is being threatened by online scams
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> Retail scams across the UK are threatening the entrepreneurial spirit of the nation, according to new research out today which reveals millions of consumers are shunning small and independent businesses due to misguided lack of trust. The research commissioned by F-Secure, a global leader in cybersecurity, found […]
Pay inflation peaks as labour market cools, but skills crisis likely to intensify
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> The pay inflation that the UK’s workforce has experienced over the last year may have peaked, with economists predicting a stagnant picture for economic growth in 2024. However, staff confidence remains high amid the growing skills crisis. That’s according to the latest Robert Half Jobs Confidence Index […]
ADB allots $10-B climate finance for PHL
The Philippines is considered one of the countries that is most vulnerable to the impact of climate change. — PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBAN By Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, Reporter THE ASIAN Development Bank (ADB) is allocating $10 […]
Digital lenders unlikely to shake up PHL banking industry
PHOTO FROM MACROVECTOR/FREEPIK By Keisha B. Ta-asan, Reporter DIGITAL BANKS in the Philippines might be unable to compete strongly against lenders with brick-and-mortar presence in the medium term, Fitch Ratings said on Monday. In a commentary written […]
Low single-digit growth expected for PHL exports next year
REUTERS PHILIPPINE GOODS and service exports are likely to grow by low single digits next year, according to an industry group. Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (Philexport) President Sergio R. Ortiz-Luis, Jr. said the outlook is better for […]
Rockefeller Foundation, ACEN back early coal retirement using carbon credits
STOCK PHOTO | Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay DUBAI — A consortium led by the Rockefeller Foundation and Philippine energy company ACEN Corp. has launched a pilot initiative to use carbon credits to retire a coal power […]
Attractions aglow with Christmas lights
1 of 4 WHILE Metro Manila begins to mimic the colors of Christmas with cars stuck in traffic lighting up the streets, various school and government parks, commercial areas, and business districts have set up attractions galore […]
Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon, Leonor Will Never Die are the big winners at 2023 Gawad Urian
A SCENE from Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon. FILIPINO auteur Lav Diaz’s black-and-white morality drama Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon was one of the night’s two big winners at the 46th Gawad Urian Awards. From its nine […]
Daryl is in his house with Todd Rundgren
By Sujata S. Mukhi Concert ReviewDaryl Hall and the Daryl’s House BandNov. 27SM MOA Arena KATHNIEL’S break-up didn’t register on my seismic scale of dismay, but Daryl sowing creative oats without John, though admittedly for years […]