The Asian Development Bank (ADB) expects the Philippine economy to grow at a much faster pace this year despite accelerating consumer prices. In the Asian Development Outlook 2022 Supplement report released on Thursday, July 21, the Manila-based multilateral institution raised its gross domestic...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday said he is optimistic that the bill mandating all government officials and employees to waive their rights under the Bank Secrecy Law or Republic Act 1405, and the Foreign Currency Deposit Act (RA 6426) will finally see the light under the 19th...
Security Banking Corporation (Security Bank) has successfully raised P16 billion from the issuance of Fixed Rate Peso Corporate Bonds due 2024, 16 times the planned P1 billion float. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Security Bank said the bonds have a yield of 3.7407 percent per...
Beijing-led Export-Import Bank of China (CEXIM) indicated higher returns to bankroll the Duterte administration’s three big-ticket railways projects, former Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said. Dominguez, who served as former President Duterte’s chief economic manager, explained that...
In line with its thrust to support new and renewable energy sources, the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) approved a P660-million loan to develop the 4.6 megawatt (MW) Dupinga Mini Hydropower project in Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija. “The funding support for the Dupinga Project will help achieve...
The Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) will open its Silang (Aguinaldo) Interchange in the second half of this year, extending the tollway's operational sections from Mamplasan, Laguna, to Aguinaldo Highway in Silang, Cavite. Todate, the 3.9-kilometer 2x2 lane CALAX subsection is 56 percent...
The World Bank has expressed interest to fund various infrastructure projects in Sulu that include roads and a major source of potable water for the residents, an official of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has disclosed. Emil K. Sadain, DPWH undersecretary for Unified...
Moody’s Investors Service affirmed China Banking Corporation’s (China Bank) deposit and issuer credit ratings at Baa2 on the back of its strong capitalization and profitability. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said the rating is a notch above the minimum investment...
Southeast Asia’s green recovery from the pandemic has the potential to create more investment opportunities and add millions of jobs in the next eight years, a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report said. Based on ADB’s “Implementing a Green Recovery in Southeast Asia” report on Wednesday,...
Security Bank Corporation is raising up to P1 billion through an offering of fixed rate bonds due in 2024 with an oversubscription option. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said the bonds will have a tenor of 1.5 years and will be marketed at a fixed rate of 3.7407 percent...
Globe Telecom Inc. forged cybersecurity partnerships with local financial institutions and managed to block 9,063,698 bank-related scam and spam messages in the first half of the year, the telco disclosed Monday, July 4. The number is part of the 138 million scam and spam messages which Globe...
Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin Romualdez has filed the first bill in the 19th Congress, seeking to allocate P10 billion to two state banks to expand their lending capacities to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to help these recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. Leyte 1st District...
