Browsing BusinessWorld by Subject "Investments"

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    • Agriculture fund to release P3 billion worth of loans to support fish farmers 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel P. (BusinessWorld, June 5, 2019, on page S1/5)
      The Department of Finance (DoF) has approved the use of at least P3 billion for the development of fish farming, tapping most of the loan fund worth P4 billion from the Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ACEF). ...

    • Agriculture-related investments boost Davao del Norte 

      Francisco, Carmelito (BusinessWorld, January 28, 2015, on page 4/S1)
      Industries supporting the agricultural export sector and urban development projects are bringing in some P12 billion worth of investments into Davao del Norte, according to data from the Department of Trade and Industry's ...

    • Alliance Select finalizes purchase of NZ fish company 

      de la Fuente, F. J. G. (BusinessWorld, October 3, 2012, on page S1/7)
      Listed Canner Alliance Select Foods International, Inc. finalized last Monday its earlier-announced purchase of an 80% stake in New Zealand-based Akaroa Salmon NZ Ltd. For about P97 million, the local firm said in a ...

    • DA lists priorities for agribusiness in 2015 

      Feliciano, Claire-Ann Marie (BusinessWorld, January 28, 2015, on page 4/S1)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) has outlined its initiatives for growing agribusiness sector, focused on improving quality standards to help make Philippine products more competitive. In a statement yesterday, the agency ...

    • Davao food complex expected to boost agri share of GRDP 

      Carillo, Carmencita A. (BusinessWorld, May 8, 2018, on page S1/4)
      The P1.02-billion Davao Food Complex project, which was approved by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board at the end of April, is expected to boost the agriculture sector’s contribution to the Davao ...

    • Duterte softens tone on United States before South China Sea talks 

      Bloomberg (BusinessWorld, April 11, 2017, on page S1/5)
      The Philippines appears to be softening its tone toward the U.S. before holding talks with Beijing on the South China Sea. President Rodrigo Duterte let the insults fly last year, telling former leader Barack Obama to “go ...

    • Fish sauce makes Vietnam billionaire’s fortune 

      Bloomberg (BusinessWorld, January 25, 2018, on page S1/9)
      For Vietnamese consumer tycoon Nguyen Dang Quang, placing his fish sauce and other "must-have" condiments in the kitchen shelves of just about every home in the country has helped make him a billionaire. Shares of Masan ...

    • GenSan eyes 'Tuna Capital of Asia' title 

      Sarmiento, Romer S. (BusinessWorld, July 15, 2010, on page S1/6)
      The newly elected mayor of this city hopes to make this city become known as the "Tuna Capital of Asia," a step up from its current moniker of "Tuna Capital of the Philippines." Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio, an opposition ...

    • Investors need climate change behavioral shift 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, June 8, 2015, on page A7)
      Most investors need to make a significant behavioral shift and start factoring climate change into their portfolio risk management, a study on its impact on financial market returns found on Thursday. A study by consultants ...

    • PHL, S. Korea sign fisheries, aquaculture agreement 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel P. (BusinessWorld, November 28, 2019, on page S1/5)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) to collaborate in fisheries management and trade. In a statement, the DA said that ...

    • Protecting the Coral Triangle a top priority 

      NJCM (BusinessWorld, January 20, 2010, on page S1/1-S1/3)
      Protecting the biodiversity-rich Coral Triangle needs the combined efforts of the government and private sector, and should be a top priority if the region wants to sustain the area's vast fishery resource, experts yesterday ...

    • Saving San Pablo's Seven Lakes 

      Perez, Teresita R. (BusinessWorld, February 23, 2010, on page S1/4)
      San Pablo City in Laguna province is famous for its seven lakes. The lakes are volcanic in origin, but the folklore handed down from one generation to another identifies a fairy or diwata as the one responsible for ...

    • Tuna firm bullish on salmon venture, Indonesian unit 

      Liu, Kristine Jane R. (BusinessWorld, February 10, 2010, on page S1/8)
      Alliance Tuna International, Inc. expects both revenues and net income yo grow by nearly a third this year, as expansion activities bear fruit. Teresita S. Ladanga, Alliance Tuna chief operating officer, said in an interview ...

    • Underrated crisis in agriculture and fisheries 

      Abesamis, Teresa S. (BusinessWorld, April 24, 2019, on page S1/6)
      Year after year — in fact, government after government — we get piecemeal revelations about our dismal food production. Agriculture and fisheries consistently contribute a measly part of our gross domestic product. And ...