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Before the outbreak of the dreaded SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), the Asian itinerary of foreign buyers started in Hong Kong, then the Philippines and elsewhere and ended in China. Well, HK’s part of the itinerary this year drew less than 400 buyers compared to the 4,800 plus it generated last year.


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                    [Summary] => Bank notes 1: Citibank NA corporate country manager Catherine Weir is quietly clearing her desk (figuratively, that is, since almost everything is done online). Cathy Weir is soon moving on to her next regional assignment.


As for her replacement, well, there’s no word yet.
* * *

Bank notes 2: They call themselves "the unemployed" – a major factor why they are ruthless in collecting their winnings from golfing bets.


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As for her replacement, well, there’s no word yet.
* * *

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Asia Society kicks off MIT Speakers’ Series

January 12, 2004 - 12:00am

Economists dominated the audience of Lester Thurow, who kicked off the three-part Speakers Series jointly organized by the Asia Society Philippine Foundation, Inc., The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and...

Business As Usual

P180 for a mango

By Margaret Jao-Grey  | December 2, 2003 - 12:00am

Lucio Tan is obviously not too proud to copy an idea of fellow taipan, John Gokongwei Jr. You see, Mr. Tan has recently pirated from the same Equitable PCI Bank treasury pool as Mr. John to put up a group along...

Business

STI to issue P1-B educational, bond-like instrument

By Ted P. Torres | May 22, 2003 - 12:00am

The Systems Technology Institute Inc. (STI) is issuing P1 billion worth of educational, bond-like financial instrument, with Delphi Group under former banker Octavio Espiritu as financial adviser. The bond issue...

Business

CIA’s future

By Margaret Jao-Grey  | April 26, 2003 - 12:00am

There’s a new entrance procedure at the ongoing international buyers show–that’s Manila FAME–at the World Trade Center. Everybody’s ear is poked with a thermometer. Everybody is also issued...

Business

A hairy one for Mar Roxas

By Margaret Jao-Grey  | March 11, 2003 - 12:00am

Bank notes 1: Citibank NA corporate country manager Catherine Weir is quietly clearing her desk (figuratively, that is, since almost everything is done online). Cathy Weir is soon moving on to her next regional assignment. As...

Business