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Interviews & Viewpoints | Rabboni Francis B Arjonillo, President, First Metro Investment Corporation: Interview from The Report: The Philippines 2016
Interviews & Viewpoints | Amando M Tetangco Jr, Governor, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP): Interview from The Report: The Philippines 2016
What opportunities will a national retail payments system unlock in terms of fostering inclusion and stability?
Articles & Analysis | Lenders offering credit to new segments in the Philippines from The Report: The Philippines 2016
Banks in the Philippines have a well-deserved reputation for primarily lending to large national corporations, but that is finally beginning to change. The extent of the concentration is visible mainly in data from the Bangko Sentral de Pilipinas (BSP), the central bank, on the regional distribution of lending. As of June 2015, 55% of...
Articles & Analysis | New arrivals to banking sector in the Philippines face unique challenges and prospect of high returns from The Report: The Philippines 2016
More than a year after the Philippines’ banking sector was opened to greater foreign direct investment, the international response has been underwhelming. The main reason is that asking prices for local assets are too high. Still, in terms of the numbers of new entrants, the reform has been a success. Five new international banks have been...
Articles & Analysis | Holding and investment from The Report: The Philippines 2016
THE COMPANY: Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV) is a Philippine conglomerate that is involved in power, banking, food manufacturing and real estate. It is one of the largest conglomerates in the country with total assets of P293.7bn ($6.5bn), placing it among the top-25 largest companies on the...
Articles & Analysis | Reynaldo A Maclang, President, Philippine National Bank; Alfonso L Salcedo Jr, President and CEO, Security Bank; and Justo A Ortiz, Chairman and CEO, UnionBank of the Philippines: Interview from The Report: The Philippines 2016
In what ways has the liberalisation of the banking sector altered the landscape for local banks?