ZIP 2.0: Outstanding Leadership and Good Governance for Economic Development

 

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Brought by the persons behind the Junior Philippine Economics Society (JPES), Zoomed-In Philippines 2015, or popularly known as ZIP 2.0, is the second installment of the confederation’s annual national convention.

It aims to provide economics students a kind of acquisition of knowledge coming directly from reputable economists of government agencies that serve as pillars in dealing with different economic issues and providing sound ideas to solve these issues of the society.

ZIP 2.0 features Mr. Zeno Ronald Abenoja and Ms. Wilhelmina C. Mañalac of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas; Mr. Rogier Van Den Brink of the World Bank; Dr. Ernesto Gonzales of the University of Santo Tomas; Mr. Kenneth Abante of the Department of Finance; and Mr. Randell Tiongson of the Registered Financial Planners Philippines.

The event shall be held on March 23, 2015 (Monday), from 8AM to 5PM at the GT-Toyota Asian (Cultural) Center Auditorium, University of the Philippines-Diliman.

Tickets are priced at only PhP350. Registration starts at 6AM.

Lazada.com.ph Celebrates Third Year Anniversary with 3-Day Shopping Extravaganza

 

 

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Lazada Philippines, a part of Lazada Group which operates Southeast Asia’s number one online shopping and selling destination, is celebrating its third anniversary this month with three days of sales from 24 to 26 March. 

 

Lazada Group has seen rapid growth since its launch in March 2012. The company now has over 4,000 employees across the region and has raised approximately EUR 520 million in funding from leading sector specialists and investors including Temasek, Tesco, JP Morgan, Kinnevik and Rocket Internet, among others.  

 

In December 2014, Lazada Group’s GMV exceeded US$70 million, supported by the success of the month-long Online Revolution campaign which kicks off annually on 11 November. Its sites and mobile applications saw over 40 million unique visitors during the month of December. This performance is testament to the company’s focus on delivering an effortless, secure and reliable one-stop shopping experience for its customers.

 

Lazada Group’s growth is also a result of its rapid assortment expansion driven by its unique position to provide brands and merchants simple, fast and direct access to approximately 550 million consumers in six countries through one retail channel. The number of sellers on the marketplace platform, which now accounts for approximately 75% of overall sales, crossed 10,000 in December 2014.

 

Ericsson at the Forefront of Industry Transformation at Mobile World Congress 2015

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· Predictions for 2015 focus on video, LTE subscriber growth and mobile broadband coverage
· Announces hyperscale upgrade to Ericsson Cloud System —adding new software and hardware to ensure a secure cloud experience
· Broad set of new launches support operator needs across network evolution, IT transformation and opportunities for innovation and revenue growth


Telecommunications operators are transforming their businesses and operations, according to the role they have chosen to play as either Network Developers, Service Enablers or Service Creators.

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) also continues to transform in its role as an ICT player, and builds on its position in Mobile Broadband and Telecom Managed Services, while reinforcing its position in Cloud, IP, TV&Media, OSS/BSS.

“These were the key reflections of our President and CEO, Hans Vestberg, as he talked about the pace of change in the industry at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. We predict four key changes during 2015: more people will watch streamed, on-demand video than broadcast TV on a weekly basis; video will generate half of the mobile data traffic; LTE subscriber growth will exceed 80 percent; and world mobile broadband coverage will be above 70 percent. Theseare all massive forces of change and open up new opportunities both in the ICT industry and in other industries,”Elie Hanna, President of Ericsson Philippines and Pacific Islands, shared.