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Crisis as Opportunity for Tycoons to be Teachers 3 of 3

Posted by on June 2, 2009 · 2 Comments 

For the Philippines, I see three types of naturally-hedged investment opportunities. While not totally freed from systemic or global problems like the current crisis, they still provide lower risks than the usual businesses. The first type that I remember from when I was working in project finance twenty years ago are hotels and tourist-oriented projects. [...]

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Opportunities from Changes In the Environment 2 of 2

Posted by on May 1, 2009 · 2 Comments 

While seemingly cataclysmic, the three expected causes of rice yield loss also present opportunities. On causes of yield loss, … (Start of Part 2 of 2) Firstly, the temperature increase of 4.8% will result into heat stress on rice thus directly reducing yield. Please imagine summer temperatures in Manila at 39C. That is the temperature, [...]

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Opportunities from Changes in the Environment 1 of 2

Posted by on April 30, 2009 · 1 Comment 

If we do not do anything about climate change now, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) projects that Philippine rice yield potential will drop 75% when the world temperature rises by 4.8C in 2100. This projection is the worst-case scenario. The ADB report , Economics of Southeast Asia Climate Change (Please click image to download copy.) [...]

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