STRONG EXPORTS growth and remittance inflows led the Philippines’ current account deficit to narrow at end-2025, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported. Central bank data showed that the ...

Luxury bags, fine watches and jewellery are increasingly seen as alternative assets – but can they really hold their value? In this fourth instalment of the CNA Women money series, experts look at the ...

THE country’s Balance of Payments (BOP) deficit in 2025 could be pinned on “softer” financial account inflows amid tighter financial conditions, continued current account shortfall, among others, ...

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s current account deficit narrowed in 2025 as stronger exports, record remittances from overseas Filipinos and resilient services receipts helped cushion the ...

Retail wasn’t out of style in 2025, shoppers simply chose more carefully. See the trends that filled bags, emptied shelves, and set the tone for retail’s 2026 runway.

India’s gross GST collections reached ₹1.88 lakh crore in February 2026, marking an 8.1% year-on-year growth (excluding cess).

Informal cross-border traders at the three-border zone linking Cameroon, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea—especially around the trading hub of ...

It would have been a usual shopping trip for a Canadian traveler in the U.S., but CBSA grilled him for declaring a different ...

Whether you’re planning to splurge on a purse in Milan or stock up on skincare in a Parisian pharmacy, shopping is often a ...

An investigation reveals how multiple, often illegal, levies collected daily in Lagos markets are draining the earnings of ...

The court held that when an importer claims that a licence is not required under a notification, authorities must first consider the representation on merits. Customs were directed to provide a ...

The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) has assured that every complaint related to prices, supply, and the misappropriation of ...