China Banking Corporation (China Bank) is planning to raise up to P100 billion over the next three years to support its strategic initiatives and expansion program. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said its Board of Directors has greenlighted the conduct of a...
ORIX METRO Leasing and Finance Corporation (ORIX METRO), a unit of the Metrobank Group, was assigned a high issuer credit rating of PRS Aa plus (corp.)with a Stable outlook by Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings). A company rated PRS Aa (corp.) differs from the highest rated...
Security Bank Corporation posted a 26 percent drop in net income to P7.4 billion last year from the P10.1 billion earned in 2019 due to higher provisions. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said total revenues jumped 48 percent to P50.4 billion from the previous year, driven...
Two Philippine cities — Quezon City and San Fernando City — have been cited for their waste recycling collaboration with informal waste pickers that helped stymied poverty as recycling creates jobs in their localities and supports the recovery amid the economic difficulties during the pandemic,...
The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) needs to change its charter and triple its authorized capital from P35 billion to P100 billion to broaden its credit assistance to priority sectors. “The proposed amendments to the DBP Charter would be a boon to our efforts to undertake...
Developing countries in East Asia, including the Philippines, need to support innovation to promote productivity growth and economic progress, a new World Bank report revealed. While developing countries in East Asia have an impressive record of sustained growth and poverty reduction, World Bank...
SB Finance’s two major shareholders, Security Bank Corporation and Thailand’s Bank of Ayudhya (commonly named as Krungsri), have obtained their respective internal approvals to infuse P3 billion in additional capital to the company. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange,...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez on Monday, (Feb. 22) urged the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to craft rules to encourage banks to lend more for auto loans stressing that banks have huge liquidity that they can use to help businesses recover. Trade and...
China Banking Corporation has successfully raised P20 billion via the issuance of three-year fixed-rate bonds, the first from a financial institution in the country this year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said the issuance is four times the original offer of P5...
Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) has set aside P2 billion for a new credit facility specifically for fishermen who want to purchase commercial fishing boats. Called LandBank Commercial Fishing Vessel Financing Program, the loan facility allows eligible borrowers willing to borrow up to 80...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has issued an advisory warning banks and non-banks to be alert and detect clients or customers that are engaged in illegal online gambling and to report these activities to the proper government agencies including the central bank. BSP memo (Circular Letter No....
After making huge gains last week, investors are seen to test the stock market’s strength this week amid concern over the new COVID-19 variant on one side and vaccine roll-out news and the passage of the corporate recovery bill on the other. “Next week, the local market is seen to move sideways...
