Learning from Japan’s infrastructure edge
By Benel D. Lagua
My recent visit to Tokyo once again reminded me why Japan remains among the world’s most admired nations when it comes to infrastructure and...
Allianz expects faster growth this year
ALLIANZ PNB Life Insurance, Inc. expects faster growth in its key financial metrics this year, driven by changes in its bancassurance partnerships, a revamped...
JuanHand: Double-digit loan growth likely ’til 2030
JUANHAND Lending Corp. expects the Philippine financial technology (fintech) industry to sustain high-double-digit loan growth through 2030, after a resilient performance last year despite...
Fintech firms may drive IPO activity
THE financial technology (fintech) sector is expected to drive initial public offering (IPO) activity in the Philippine stock market later this year through 2027,...
Peso slips to fresh record low on rate cut bets
THE Philippine peso weakened to a new record low against the dollar on Thursday as markets priced in the possibility that the Bangko Sentral...
Rates of BSP securities slip
YIELDS on the central bank’s short-term securities fetched a lower average rate on Friday as the offer was met with strong demand.
The one-month Bangko...
Peso to trade sideways before US data
THE PESO may trade sideways against the dollar this week as market players await the release of key US economic data, which could affect...
Debt yields climb on supply pressure
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T-bill, bond rates may end mixed on BSP bets
RATES of the Treasury bills (T-bills) and Treasury bonds (T-bonds) to be offered this week could end mixed, tracking secondary market yields, as players...
Bank assets grow to P28.7 trillion as of Nov.
THE PHILIPPINE banking industry’s total assets rose by 7.44% year on year at end-November, mainly driven by an increase in loans, preliminary data from...
India’s central bank proposes linking BRICS’ digital currencies, sources say
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI — India’s central bank has proposed that BRICS countries link their official digital currencies to make cross-border trade and tourism payments easier,...
ATRAM, UnionBank trust units complete merger
THE MERGER between the trust units of the ATR Asset Management Group (ATRAM Group) and Union Bank of the Philippines, (UnionBank) has been completed...