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SHRM CNMI Chapter will host a general membership meeting at the Charley’s Cabaret, Pacific Islands Club Saipan on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, starting at 8:30 a.m. Doors will open at 8 a.m. Attorney Bruce Mailman, will discuss alternatives for the USCIS CW-1 Visa — i.e., Green Card sponsorship, H1-B v…

(MVA) —  The Marianas was recently featured on one of Japan’s most popular and longest running television travel shows “Tabi Salad,” bringing the destination an estimated $2.7 million in ad exposure value. The program, produced by Asahi Broadcasting Co., was filmed as part of a destination awarenes…

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Asian stocks jumped on Thursday while the dollar eased after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said a “disinflationary” process was underway, boosting risk appetite and hope that the U.S. central bank will soon end its monetary tightening streak. MSCI’s bro…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Federal Reserve said on Wednesday it had turned a key corner in the fight against high inflation, but that “victory” would still require its benchmark overnight interest rate to be increased further and remain elevated at least through 2023. In announcing its …

BENGALURU (Reuters) — Shares in Indian tycoon Gautam Adani’s conglomerate plunged again on Wednesday as a rout in his companies deepened to $86 billion in the wake of a U.S. short-seller report, with the billionaire also losing his title as Asia’s richest person. Wednesday’s stock…

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Like many rich Chinese, graduate student Zayn Zhang thinks Singapore could be ideal to park his family’s wealth. He’s hoping that studying at a university in the Asian financial hub will lead to permanent residency and while the 26-year-old hits the books, his wife…

HAGÅTÑA, Guam —  BankGuam Holding Company is pleased to announce that Maree Pelkey Sgro, vice president and investment advisor representative with BG Investment Services, Inc. or BGIS has earned the Certified Financial Planner certification. BGIS is a subsidiary  of BankGuam Holding Company. Issued…

HAGÅTÑA, Guam — BankGuam Holding Company announces the appointment of Kamia Leon Guerrero Dierking as an independent member of its board.  Dierking’s appointment was effective December 27, 2022, and fills the vacancy left by the late Martin Leon Guerrero who passed away last year. Dierking was also…

SEOUL (Reuters) — South Korea’s government promised strong support for exporters after the country posted on Thursday its first economic contraction in 2/1-2 years, due mainly to a crash in exports, and faced a possibility it was in recession. Playing down the economic slowdown as part of a g…