Top Employment Opportunities for Filipinos in Canada

Whether you have already made the move or still planning to, here are the top in-demand jobs for Filipinos based on the accredited manpower agencies which have numerous Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) approved job orders bound for Canada in 2020

By Remitbee - Sep 18, 2020

Retail boost for Canada

This indeed is refreshing news for Canada. Coming as it does when the Coronavirus has cast a widespread gloom across the globe, this one gives a sense of encouragement. Retail sales in Canada rose 0.6 per cent over a month earlier in July 2020 to $52.9 billion, following a downwardly revised record 22.7 per cent gain in the previous month but below market expectations of a 1 per cent increase.

By Remitbee - Sep 18, 2020

Global stock markets mixed

On a day when most bourses in Asia ended with gains, the Indian equity markets surrendered their early gains to end in red on Friday, the last trading day of the week. The Indian currency, however, gained 21 paise against the American currency. The benchmark 10-year Indian government bonds still stayed above the 6% level.

By Remitbee - Sep 18, 2020

Brent prices up, but worries persist

Even as Goldman Sachs predicted an oil deficit of three million barrels a day by the fourth quarter, the OPEC (Oil Producing and Exporting Countries) and its allies have warned recalcitrant members of action should they make any compromise on the production cut deal.

By Remitbee - Sep 18, 2020

Covid-19 & debt worries of India

The Covid-19 has put many a government in a huge spot of bother. The lock-down in its wake has virtually brought the economic activity to a standstill. The economies across the globe have contracted drastically, and the governments and the central banks alike are struggling hard to arrest the quicksand-kind of a situation.

By Remitbee - Sep 18, 2020

Bank of England keeps negative interest rate option open

The Bank of England said that it had briefed its policy-setters (Monetary Policy Committee) on how they could consider a negative interest rate (below zero) should the outlook for inflation and output warrant it at some point during the current period of low equilibrium rates.

By Remitbee - Sep 17, 2020

The oil conundrum

Oil prices are on the up. Brent oil price is ruling above $43 a barrel. Speculations abound that OPEC (Oil Producing and Exporting Countries) and its allies could huddle up in October for an extraordinary meeting should the markets weaken.

By Remitbee - Sep 17, 2020

Wednesday cheers for Indian markets

On a day when most Asian stock markets ended in the red, the Indian bourse stayed in the green zone for the second day on Wednesday. Tokyo, too, settled with gains.

By Remitbee - Sep 16, 2020

Canadian Hero : Who is Terry Fox?

Terry Fox is a Canadian hero, Learn about what he did and how we honour him each year

By Remitbee - Sep 15, 2020

India’s August export down 12.66%

India’s trade deficit in goods stood at US$6.77 billion in August 2020, according to data released by the Union Government on Tuesday. The trade deficit in July 2020 was $4.8 billion. In August 2019, the trade deficit stood at $13.86 billion.

By Remitbee - Sep 15, 2020

Chinese FDI dips as India builds wall

They are nuclear countries. They are neighbors, too. Yet, things haven’t smoother for them. Of late, the cordiality in their relationship has disappeared. And, both are engaged in a border dispute, which is escalating by the day.

By Remitbee - Sep 15, 2020

2020-2021 forecast for India economy

In its Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2020 Update, ADB said that the growth outlook was highly vulnerable to either a prolonged outbreak of the pandemic or a resurgence of cases. Nevertheless, it has forecast a strong recovery for the economy in FY2021-22.

By Remitbee - Sep 15, 2020

Indian bourses return to green

The Indian bourses came back strongly to post significant gains even as the rupee lost its way to end lower against the American currency on Tuesday. On the bond front, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Government of India securities remained above the 6% level.

By Remitbee - Sep 15, 2020

Sri Lanka trade deficit shrinks in July

Island nation Sri Lanka has reported a sharp drop in the trade deficit to U.S. dollar 209 million in July 2020, down substantially from $ 717 million in the same month of the previous year.

By Remitbee - Sep 14, 2020

The virus, varsities & the Canadian conundrum

Coronavirus has certainly changed the global face. One is still trying hard to fathom the post-COVID world. What does the virus portent for Canadian universities? If one were to buy a new report published by Moody's Investors Service, the Canadian higher education sector faces a series of key credit challenges as the new academic year begins.

By Remitbee - Sep 14, 2020