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French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Tuesday proposed to cut two bank holidays to drive economic growth as part of a plan ...
Nepal has the highest number of public holidays in the world with 35 days annually. Other countries with a high number of ...
The World Bank’s latest Global Findex 2025 Report has revealed unprecedented progress in financial inclusion, particularly in ...
A DECADE after the government rolled out a National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (NSFI), more than four million adult Filipinos do not have any bank, mobile, or digital financial accounts, latest ...
The World Bank has released a comprehensive report, "Trends and Opportunities to Advance Gender Equality in Botswana", analyzing gender dynamics across life-cycle stages to guide policymakers, the ...
The World Bank’s Global Findex 2025 has revealed that more adults across developing economies, including Nigeria, saved money formally than ...
More adults than ever in low- and middle-income countries now have bank or other financial accounts, leading to a rise in formal saving, according to the World Bank Group’s Global Findex 2025 report.
THE Philippines could struggle to hit potential growth of 6.0 percent this year amid mounting global uncertainties, a senior Finance official said on Tuesday.
Governments must reconsider policies that treat migrants sending money home as risks rather than contributors. Regulators ...
The federal government has constituted a high-level committee, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, to finalize the ...
The Philippine manufacturing sector's share of jobs remains stagnant despite increased productivity since companies do not scale up ...
THE Philippines has made significant economic progress but deeper reforms are needed if it is to become a middle-class economy by 2040, the World Bank said.