Thanks to the World Bank, Vietnam has replaced Colombia as the worlds second largest producer of coffee.
The Philippines ranks somewhere in the 40s, producing 35,000 tons a year for a local market that consumes 55,000 tons. Of the 35,000 tons, 90 percent goes to instant coffee.
Reflective of the number of applicants, half of the eight counters accepting the required documents for visas are given to those who are joining their Japanese husbands and those who are relatives of Japan nationals.
Since the creation of the Bangko Sentral in 1993, governments representative in the MB had traditionally been either the Finance Secretary (that would be Margarito Teves) or the Trade Secretary (that would be Peter Favila).
No, Ms. Pico doesnt collect art like Citibank country business manager for the global consumer group Nina Aguas.
Mr. Javier had always intended to slow down and retire by the time he hit his 57th birthday. He retired when he was 55, together with then president Wilfrido Vergara, whos now into investor financing.
You see, the air-conditioning is only turned on at eight in the morning. That means even Say Tetangco is just in his dress shirt and tie when he reports for work. The temperature gets increasingly colder, which means the men put on their jackets and the women bring out their shawls. By four in the afternoon, the air-conditioning is turned off.
Aside from conserving on energy, the current setup also discourages overtime work.