Eurozone inflation accelerates to 2.2% in September

BRUSSELS, Belgium — Eurozone inflation edged up in September buoyed by energy costs, official data showed Wednesday, reinforcing expectations the European Central Bank will not make further interest rate cuts this year. Inflation rose to 2.2 percent last month, from two percent in August, the EU’s statistics agency said, above the ECB’s two-percent target. READ: European Central

GSIS opens emergency loan program to Cebu members hit by quake

MANILA, Philippines — The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) said it would provide emergency loans to members and pensioners in Cebu, after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the province this week, damaging buildings and disrupting daily life. The GSIS Emergency Loan Program will be opened to qualified members and pensioners residing or working in Cebu, the