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ASEAN coffee traders set Manila meet

February 13, 2012 - 12:00am

Delegates from various coffee-producing and coffee-buying countries from South east Asia will be coming to Manila for the fifth meeting of the group called ASEAN Coffee Federation.

Business

Nescafé: Waking up the Philippine coffee industry

July 17, 2006 - 12:00am

Nescafé is at the forefront of a campaign to revitalize the local coffee industry through grass roots initiatives designed to convince farmers to plant coffee. According to Joel Lumagbas, head of Nestlé...

Business As Usual

A reality check for the local coffee industry

June 5, 2006 - 12:00am

Coffee consumption in the Philippines may seem to be at an impressive growth with the sprouting of coffee shops all over the metropolis. However, the hard facts are beyond what the eyes can see. While coffee drinking...

Business As Usual

Philippine peso… No. 1 in Asia, No. 5 in the world

By Ignacio B. Gimenez | January 2, 2006 - 12:00am

The Philippine peso finished 2005 as the best performing currency in Asia and the 5th strongest currency in the world. It gained six percent year-on-year against the dollar to close at 53.09 as at end-2005 from 56.28...

Business

Philippine peso… No. 1 in Asia, No. 5 in the world

By Ignacio B. Gimenez | January 2, 2006 - 12:00am

The Philippine peso finished 2005 as the best performing currency in Asia and the 5th strongest currency in the world. It gained six percent year-on-year against the dollar to close at 53.09 as at end-2005 from 56.28...

Business