The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have formalized a cooperation agreement to support the 30by30 Zero Philippines Program to accelerate sustainable finance in the country. Under the agreement, the SEC and the IFC will undertake...
The Philippines stands to benefit from recent regional investments made by the International Finance Corp. (IFC) to help struggling small and medium businesses. Documents showed that the board of the World Bank Group's private-sector lending arm is scheduled to approve on Jan. 2, 2025 an up to...
Homegrown non-bank Asialink Finance Corp. (AFC) has secured a total of at least $200 million (over P11.7 billion) in loans from two multilateral lenders to support its small business lending in the Philippines. Minutes of an Oct. 9 meeting of the Washington-based International Finance Corp. (IFC)...
A Mauritius-based fund manager is eyeing a $50-million investment from the International Finance Corp. (IFC) to support medium-sized firms in the South and Southeast Asian regions, including the Philippines. The IFC disclosed on Oct. 22 that Creador Management VI Ltd. sought funding from the World...
The International Finance Corp. (IFC) has green-lit a loan package for Filipino firm Asialink Finance Corp. (AFC) to help boost small business lending in the Philippines. The private-sector lending arm of the World Bank Group (WBG) disclosed on Friday, Oct. 11, that the senior loan financing...
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has invested $7 million in fintech firm First Circle to expand digital financial services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Philippines. The IFC board approved the project on June 13, signed on June 28, and invested the...
BDO Unibank Inc., a member of the SM Group, has partnered with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to provide specialized training to accelerate the green transformation of the banking and finance industry. In a statement, the bank said the training was conducted through the Alliance for...
President Marcos has approved the merger of the United Coconut Planters Bank Leasing and Finance Corporation (ULFC) ) and Land Bank of the Philippines Leasing and Finance Corporation (LLFC). Marcos made the approval through Executive Order No. 65 dated Aug. 6. The merger has LLFC as the surviving...
Real estate giant Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) has successfully raised P20.5 billion through its pioneering Sustainability-Linked Financing (SLF) Program after securing a loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Management Committee Members and Executives of Ayala Land, Inc., Securities and...
The International Finance Corp. (IFC) has invested $100 million (over P5.8 billion) in City Savings Bank Inc.'s (CitySavings) maiden social bond issuance aimed at bankrolling more consumer loans to women and marginalized sectors in the Philippines. The World Bank Group's private sector arm...
AyalaLand Hotels and Resorts Corp (AHRC) has signed an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) signifying its commitment to achieve EDGE Zero Carbon certification for 2,826 rooms in its hotel portfolio by 2026, a first for a hotel group in the Philippines. EDGE Zero Carbon...
Ayala Land Inc. and its real estate investment trust AREIT Inc., reported of having the largest EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies) Zero Carbon certified office portfolio in the Philippines after eight of their buildings were certified. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock...
