MANILA -- The Philippines' balance of payments (BOP), which accounts for the transactions of the country with the rest of the world, registered a surplus of 82 million U.S. dollars in September 2025, lower than the surplus of 3.5 billion dollars recorded in September 2024, the Philippine central bank said on Monday.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said that the BOP surplus reflected the BSP's net income from its investments abroad and the national government's net foreign currency deposits with the BSP. (Philippines-BOP)
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KABUL -- Local authorities have reported the detection of a new case of polio in the southern Afghanistan Uruzgan province, spokesman for the provincial government Samiullah Akrama said Monday.
According to the official, the eight-month-old girl was infected with the virus and cannot move her arm, both legs, and neck. (Afghanistan-Polio)
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COLOMBO -- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Sri Lanka, including foreign commercial loans for investments in Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) approved enterprises, increased by 138 percent in the first nine months of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024, the BOI announced Monday.
FDI reached 827 million U.S. dollars between January and September 2025, according to the BOI. (Sri Lanka-FDI)
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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia, supported by United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and partners, on Monday launched two national campaigns to prevent child deaths from road crashes and drowning.
Road traffic injuries and drowning are two of the leading causes of child mortality in Cambodia, claiming the lives of thousands of children every year, said a press release. (Cambodia-Children Deaths) Enditem
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