random points

• $ 1 = P 43.1750 (May 22)
• Contemporary challenges to the banking industry =
  global risk aversion, heightened competition,
  rising inflation and interest rates
  (according to Arthur Ty, Metrobank President)
• low confidence index =
  http://www.gmanews.tv/story/96789/Businessmen-losing-confidence-in-RP-economy---BSP
• Australia, New Zealand and US =
  countries that export dairy products to the Philippines
• "Resource nationalism" = state-controlled resources
  (e.g. oil, mines, etc. )