PHL raises $2.25B via offshore bonds

US dollar banknotes are displayed in this illustration taken on Feb. 14. — REUTERS THE PHILIPPINES raised $2.25 billion from its first triple tranche US dollar-denominated bond offering, which included its first-ever green bonds, despite heightened market volatility from the Russia-Ukraine crisis and the start of the US Federal Reserve’s […]

CloudSwyft deploys virtual lab in more schools

UNSPLASH CloudSwyft Global Solutions, Inc. added Mapúa University, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, and Ateneo de Zamboanga University this March to the roster of schools using its education computing platform, bringing the total number of Philippine institutions using its virtual laboratories to more than a dozen.   The Makati-based company, […]

Biden says India ‘somewhat shaky’ on Russia over Ukraine

Screenshot of US President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., via The White House/YouTube NEW DELHI – U.S. President Joe Biden has said only India among the Quad group of countries was “somewhat shaky” in acting against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, as India tries to balance its ties with Russia and the West. While the other Quad countries – the United States, Japan and […]