Businesses are pessimistic about their operations in the short-term as sales revenue remained depressed despite the easing community quarantine, a survey commissioned by the government and World Bank revealed. Based on the results from the Philippines COVID-19 firm survey, business owners claimed...
Big banks’ outstanding loans in August grew by only by 4.7 percent year-on-year, a significant low number compared to 6.7 percent in July, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said Friday. “Bank lending growth continued to moderate as a result of weaker corporate sector performance,...
Pineapple and watermelon are currently the most profitable fruit commodities in the Philippines with growers posting record high return of investments (ROI) of 377 percent and 220 percent, respectively among other fruit growers in 2019. At 70, Tata Aldong still plows and tills the land, and even...
Security Bank announced that it will continue to offer free InstaPay and PESONet for free until December 31, 2020 as part of its efforts to support the lockdown measures and keep clients safe at home. “We encourage everyone to remain safe during this pandemic by staying at home and conducting...
The World Bank expects a deeper economic downturn in the Philippines this year due to uncertain prospects as the still uncontrolled coronavirus pandemic will certainly take a heavier toll on poverty. Based on October 2020 Economic Update for East Asia and the Pacific , Washington-based...
Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) president and CEO Cezar P. Consing said the bank’s digitalization efforts is currently going through an upgrade to a version he calls “2.0” in anticipation of higher online and mobile-based banking services even post-COVID-19 period, and it will cut...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III has urged the raffle winners of the small investor-targeted Premyo bonds to consider using their cash rewards to reinvest in government debt securities or start their own small businesses and help create jobs. Finance Secretary Carlos G....
NEW YORK (AFP) - Shares in major banks including HSBC, Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan Chase were hammered Monday following allegations they had handled huge sums of dirty money for almost 20 years. An investigation by Buzzfeed News and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ)...
Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday assured developing economies in the Asia and the Pacific of its support in achieving their recovery goals from the COVID-19 pandemic. Masatsugu Asakawa, ADB president (Photo credit: https://www.adb.org) Masatsugu Asakawa, ADB president said the...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it is establishing a regional hub to promote knowledge sharing and strengthen cooperation on tax policy and tax administration among the Asia and the Pacific economies and their development partners. Masatsugu Asakawa, ADB...
Philippine National Bank (PNB) is seeking to dispose of three prime properties that it values at about $1 billion as early as this year, a person familiar with the plan said. Pedestrians wearing protective mask walk near the Philippine National Bank (PNB) Center in Makati City, Metro Manila,...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) expects a deeper contraction in the Philippine economy this year as consumption and investments are seen to remain subdued for the remaining months of the year amid global uncertainly. Based on the updated Asian Development Outlook 2020, the Manila-based...
