Bizlinks 17 April 2006
- The wrong message: Crime victims express their dismay at President Arroyo’s wholesale commutation of death sentences in a bid widely interpreted as her attempt to curry favor with the Roman Catholic Church in exchange for their support for government-backed Constitutional amendments.
- Bullish on the Philippines: A Dutch bank says the country is “now in a good position to lock in gains from resilient economic fundamentals.”
- You don’t say: The Philippines’ national security adviser says domestic Communists are to blame for the country’s slow economic growth.
- Got a business idea?: Matt Inglot enumerates four barriers why you may not be able to lift your budding business off the ground.
- More oil woes: Crude oil prices are up again to USD 70 per barrel amidst concerns that a worldwide financial crisis may not be that far behind.
- Coconut oil bonanza: If only the Philippines can improve its copra production, then it can take advantage of the increasing demand for this commodity.
- Not as large as first thought: The outsourcing of information technology and business services only saves companies around 15% and not the 60% as earlier claimed by some.
- Look who’s behind you: At the rate the Starbucks coffee shop chain is mulitiplying, it may very well overtake McDonalds as the world’s number-one fast food brand.
- Business idea of the day: A Bangkok-based oxygen bar recently offered to deliver – like pizza – its rejuvenating whiffs of oxygen gas to Thai homes.
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